Molluscum contagiosum

Discrete, pearly, skin-colored, dome-shaped, smooth papules vary in size from 1–5?mm. They typically have a central umbilication from which a plug of cheesy material can be expressed. The papules may occur anywhere on the body, but the face, eyelids, neck, axillas, and thighs are sites of predilection. Lesions on patients with AIDS tend to be large and numerous, particularly on the face; exuberant lesions may also be found in children with leukemia and other immunodeficiencies. Molluscum contagiosum is a self-limited disease; the average attack lasts 6–9 mo.