Question
A 5 years old girl presented with lesion on the face for the last 3 months. A skin biopsy was performed and the findings are shown below. What is the diagnosis?
A. Squamous cell carcinoma
B. Squamous papilloma with central crater
C. Molluscum contagiosum
D. Herpes zoster
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Correct Answer » C
Explanation
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Ans: C. Molluscum contagiosum
(Ref: Robbins 9/e p1176; Fitzpatrick 6/e p2347)
- All findings are highly suggestive of Molluscum contagiosum, which is caused by the poxvirus.
Molluscum contagiosum:
- On microscopic examination, lesions show cuplike verrucous epidermal hyperplasia. The diagnostically specific structure is the molluscum body, which occurs as a large, ellipsoid, homogeneous, cytoplasmic inclusion in cells of the stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum.
- In H&E stain, these inclusions are eosinophilic in the blue-purple stratum granulosum and acquire a pale blue hue in the red stratum corneum.
- Numerous virions are present within molluscum bodies
