Molluscum contagiosum eyelid lesions in an HIV-patient

Dermatol Online J. 2013 Jan 15;19(1):10.

Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) lesions on the face are mainly observed in HIV patients and are related to low CD4 cells counts. We report a 41-year-old female patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus who had a CD4 count of 22 cells/mm³. She developed molluscum contagiosum lesions at the right upper eyelid. Skin biopsy was performed to exclude other serious conditions, such as dimorphic fungal infections. A good response was observed with three sessions of curettage and topical application of 70 percent trichloroacetic acid. Facial molluscum contagiosum lesions can be a cutaneous marker of severe immunosuppression in HIV patients and skin biopsy is important in ruling out the diagnosis of dimorphic fungal infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Infections, Viral / etiology*
  • Eye Infections, Viral / pathology
  • Eyelids / pathology
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / etiology*
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / pathology