Treatment of molluscum contagiosum in children

The treatment of molluscum contagiosum in children should be taken seriously by parents and friends. It is recommended to carry out isolation treatment to avoid more viral infections. Phthalidine cream has a good antiviral effect, but attention should be paid to scientific use of the drug.

(1) Under sterile conditions, prick the top of the molluscum contagiosum to reveal the cheese-like molluscum bodies, which can then be squeezed out gently with tweezers. Or you can directly use tweezers to clamp the wart and pull it out, then apply 2%-2.5% iodine tincture and apply pressure to stop the bleeding. If there are a large number of them, after disinfecting the skin lesions, puncture the molluscum and apply 5%-10% iodine tincture once a day. They will dry and fall off within 7 days.

(2) Phthalide cream has antiviral effects and can be applied to the surface of warts 2 to 3 times a day for 3 weeks. If the molluscum warts cannot be eliminated after the treatment, they should be scraped or extracted.

(3) 1% 5-fluorouracil solution is used externally 2 to 3 times a day for 2 weeks. When using, dip a cotton swab in a small amount of liquid medicine and apply it directly to the top of the wart.

(4) 0.1% retinoic acid solution for external use, twice a day for 2 weeks. Be careful to protect the surrounding skin.

(5) For topical application, use a small syringe filled with liquid medicine to apply the medicine to the lesions one by one, preferably in the center of the wart. Generally, two treatments are sufficient for one wart, and the lesions will fall off on their own after 10 days.

(6) Liquid nitrogen freezing: Use a freezer to spray liquid nitrogen onto the surface of the wart and thaw it three times. The warts usually fall off after 1 week.

(7) Use a sterilized bamboo stick dipped in a small amount of concentrated Lysol to apply directly to the surface of the wart. For larger rashes, remove the small bodies of molluscum contagiosum before treatment. Repeat after 10 days.

(8) Add 15 ml of 99% glacial acetic acid to 20 g of edible flour, mix well to form a paste, and apply it to the wart.