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MD, FAAD, FAAP

What are some interesting facets of the pathophysiology of molluscum contagiosum?

Warts And Molluscum

What I like to explain to my family is that molluscum, the virus, as you know, part of the pox virus family, lives really high on top of the skin. So it has this way of evading the immune system. And so when you apply something like hemtharidin, the mechanism of action is to release the serine protease that then allows the body to recognize and ultimately cause inflammation and attract the necessary chemotactic and cells needed to control and clear the virus. So I think that's pretty unique and special about the moluscum contagiosum virus.