作者
Kappa P Meadows, Stephen K Tyring, Andrew T Pavia, Tena M Rallis
发表日期
1997/8/1
期刊
Archives of Dermatology
卷号
133
期号
8
页码范围
987-990
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Background
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) causes cutaneous skin growths that mainly affect children, sexually active adults, and immunocompromised individuals. Lesions of MCV in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus can be large and numerous, and response to available treatments is often unsatisfactory.
Observations
We describe 3 men infected with human immunodeficiency virus who presented with extensive MCV lesions that were not responsive to various treatments. Patient 1 demonstrated dramatic clearing of his MCV lesions when intravenous cidofovir therapy was started for his treatment-resistant bilateral CMV retinitis and because of cidofovir's possible activity against MCV. In case 2, cidofovir was compounded as a 3% cream in a combination vehicle (Dermovan) for extensive facial involvement, and complete resolution of MCV was seen after 1 month of therapy. In case 3 …
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