imiquimod and molluscum contagiosum

took a look at the small bumps I have and I was told it was Molluscum Contagiosum and was prescribed Imiquimod. The other woman I have seen has not shown any symptoms of anything that I am aware of or at least she has not told me anything. I am just a little intrigued and curious to know if there is any link between the two viruses and should I be concerned about any other STD.

Other options for topical therapy include iodine and salicylic acid, potassium hydroxide, tretinoin, cantharidin, and imiquimod and must be prescribed by your doctor. Keep the area clean and dry and try to avoid manipulating the lesion to prevent secondary infection. Discuss which treatment option is best suited for you with your doctor. Take care and regards.

I took my daughter in yesterday and found out it is Molluscum contagiosum. they told me they could freeze them off or use a topical cream that is commonly used in chemo therapeutic procedures. Her dr said with her being so young that it is up to me if i want to use the cream and I dont. I also dont want to freeze them off either cause it would hurt her and there are so many. I have looked up home remedies that i plan on trying soon. One being apple cidar vinegar and the other tea tree oil.

Also in such cases with both itching would look for transmissible cause like bedbugs.The other rashes do look acneform. If only one was involved Dermatitis herpetiformis (Gluten) could be in the agenda too.Do consult your derm.

I was diagnosed with genital warts and molluscum contagiosum at the beginning of this past February. Since then I've gone to a clinic every other week to receive liquid nitrogen treatment. Since beginning treatment my warts have been reduced significantly but there is an area on my foreskin where the wart begins to grow back instantly after it is removed with liquid nitrogen.

I went for the first time to see a Nurse Practitioner, and told her I thought it was Molluscum Contagiosum... and then... she visually diagnosed me with molluscum. But im having second thoughts now, apparently dimples in the center of the bumps are a tell-tale sign they are Molluscum, but I dont see any dimples. These bumps are really small, 1-2mm?. I left a message with the nurse this evening, asking for a referral to see a Urologist or Dermatologist.

I have had these bumps for about 5 months now, I have been to a doctor that said it can be warts or molluscum and she referred me to a Dermatologist that is why I post the picture in this group or forum. I have no health insurance so I decide not to go. From this picture can anybody tell me what this is? Thanks for all help, It's greatly appreciated.

I got tested for everything to HPV to HIV to Herpes, it was full panel test. Someone told me it could possible be Molluscum Contagiosum? Any thoughts? And whats the best way to get rid of this? My doctor gave my Imiquimod Cream but it seems to be making it worse Thanks.

The doctor told me that the bumps were 100% not herpes and that they were Mollscum Contagiosum. She prescribed me Imiquimod cream to apply three times a week. I lost the cream and was frankly just too impatient to use it, I wanted the molluscum to be frozen off with cryotherapy. They were frozen off and successfully healed but even the day of the therapy I noticed that she missed one of the mollscum bumps and I still currently have it to this day.

I was diagnosed with molluscum contagiosum about a month ago, and I had symptoms for about 4 months until the dr. told me what it was, they were burned off, and the few that were still aroud after that visit i took care of personally with tea tree oil and iodine, i have not had symptoms for about 2 weeks. Until about 3 days ago i noticed a small red looking bloch on the under part of my penis shaft.

t give me a lot of information. I recently noticed them and my girl friend and I have been having sex and oral. I am concerned about getting the molluscum orally and it spreading to the rest of my body. I read about the silver pen, which was FDA approved. I am scared becasue mu partner now said that she has always been tested and didnt have anything. She works for a dermotologist. I dont know how to tell her.Is there anything I can do? How can you get rid of it orally?

Friend 1 smoked from a bowl with my other friend (who has molluscum contagiosum) the same night. Call the friend with molluscum contagiosum friend 2. I heard that molluscum contagiosum can be transmitted through saliva, but I am not sure. Am I in danger of contracting molluscum contagiosum? I rinsed my mouth out with Listerine as soon as I arrived home. Also, I only made out with the girls for about a minute. Additionally, friend 2 only has mollusca on his lower abdomen.

I have recently been diagnosed with Molluscum Contagiosum in the genital region and was sprayed the same day with liquid nitrogen at the dermatologist's office to treat it. I first noticed the spots a few weeks before my visit to the dermatologists office. I have been with my current girlfriend for about 5 months but am confident I didn't contract it from her seeing how I have never noticed the bumps characteristic of molluscum on her before.

My Urologist examined the whitish bumps end of July and basically agreed with you. They haven't gone away, so I recently asked my PCP for an opinion and heard "probably molluscum contagiosum". One of the bumps came apart and it had a small hard white core in it which does indeed make it seem like MC (from what I've read). My partner whom I've been with for nine months hasn't had symptoms since we've been together so I'm at a loss to determine where I got it.

I went to see one first, then i went to the gyno because he thought it was genetal warts, wow was he wrong. then my gyno did the biopsy and i was diagnosed with Molluscum Contagiosum. just make a doctors appt and they can help you out.

Hello, Without examination, confirmation of a diagnosis is tough but it can be contact dermatitis, rash due to friction rub,folliculitis,cysts ,molluscum contagiosum(multiple, small, dome-shaped papules, often with a central depression or plug) or genital warts(caused by HPV infection). Apply warm compresses, Neosporin ointment and calamine lotion and avoid messing with it.You can take anti-inflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

Warts and molluscum contagiosum are frequently confused with one another by inexperienced health care providers. However, MC doesn't cause fatigue, fever, etc. It is theoretically possible that whatever caused those symptoms temporarily suppressed your immune system, so the MC infection became more prominent. STDs are rare causes of such symptoms, however, and your negative STD tests so far are reassuring.

so when i went home i try to research what ive seen and eventually he said the name of what he has is molluscum contagiosum. and im so afraid i might got infected i just dated him two times the other last week tuesday 21 07-09 and the other is 27 -07-09 and im so freaking out i might be infected after reading what is STD. does anyone think im infected.

All tests came negative except from chlamydia,gonorrhea and molluscum contagiosum. My doctor give antibiotics(dyxycycline etc) to me and aldara cream for molluscum contagiosum bumps around my genitals. What concerns me is the fact that the previous day of the test I had a last encounter with a csw and we did protected oral and protected vaginal sex.

Hello, Without examination, confirmation of a diagnosis is tough but it can be contact dermatitis,rash due to friction rub, folliculitis, cysts ,molluscum contagiosum(multiple, small, dome-shaped papules, often with a central depression or plug) or genital warts(caused by HPV infection). Apply warm compresses, Neosporin ointment and calamine lotion and avoid messing with it. You can take anti-inflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

Hello, I cannot confirm anything without examination but the flesh like bumps can be molluscum contagiosum. Molluscum contagiosum is a common, benign, self limiting viral infection of the skin. In adults, molluscum infections are often sexually transmitted and can transmit from one site to other skin sites by aoutoinocultaion. Treatment includes physical destruction or manual extrusion of the lesions, cryotherapy, and curettage.

In your case, your negative HIV test 7 weeks ago is VERY strong evidence that you do not have HIV and that your molluscum and its recent spread is more a result of bad luck than anything else. you have nothing to worry about. Hope this helps.

I was diagnosed with a mild case of molluscum contagiosum in November of 2009. I recently read an article that people who have HIV/AIDS will often have molluscum contagiosum as well. I was tested in March of 2010 for HIV and tested negative, but I will still once in a while see the little bumps around my thighs and pubic area that are characteristic of m. contagiosum. A week ago (June 4, 2010) I was tested again for HIV, but will not find out my results for another week.

I am going through a bout of adult Molluscum Contagiosum and have been for about 12 months. 99% of the time the small papular lesions are not uncomfortable and usually come and go without notice. HOWEVER, I’ve developed one on my lower abdomen (underwear line) that my clothing has apparently rubbed and as a result has become very itchy, irritated, and swollen (lesion is now aprox the size of a pencil eraser and appears to be swollen with blood).

My question which has been bugging me for 4 months and I really have depression since I have diagnosed of Molluscum Contagiosum. Therefore, I am going to have a job and they require a pre-employment medical examination. I am scared that if the blood test shows I have this disease and lose the job. Should Molluscum Contagiosum appears in the blood test. thank you .

Imiquimod and molluscum contagiosum

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