Does cantharidin provide any benefits over other treatments for molluscum contagiosum?

Featuring Latanya Benjamin, MD, FAAD, FAAP |

Pediatric Dermatologist

Young Skin Dermatology

Coral Springs, FL

| Published November 09, 2023

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