[n] a virus disease of the skin marked by round white swellings; transmitted from person to person (most often in children or in adults with impaired immune function)
Molluscum contagiosum is an infection caused by the poxvirus. Clinically, it is characterized by round, dome-shaped, waxy papules 2 to 5 mm in diameter, mainly on the face, hands, abdomen and genitals.
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