Symptoms of molluscum contagiosum in children

Everyone may be familiar with what viral molluscum is, because it is also a relatively common skin disease and is somewhat contagious, so it still needs to be taken seriously by everyone. Everyone should be careful in normal times. So what will happen if children are infected with viral molluscum? Everyone must pay attention and must understand the symptoms of viral molluscum in children, get treatment early, and recover soon.

Molluscum contagiosum, commonly known as "warts", is a skin disease caused by poxvirus infection. It is contagious to a certain extent, mainly occurring in children.

2 to 7 weeks after the virus enters the skin, one or several small round papules gradually appear on the skin surface. They are the size of millet grains or mung beans and their color is the same as the surrounding normal skin or pearly. The surface is shiny as if coated with wax. The center of the rash gradually sinks to form a small pit. Sometimes there is a small white dot in the center of the pit. When squeezed with tweezers, white cheese-like substance can be squeezed out of it. The rash is mostly scattered on the chest, back, waist, abdomen, etc., and sometimes appears on the face, neck and limbs, and sometimes can be clustered in 1 to 2 areas. After becoming ill, most people do not feel itchy, painful or anything else, but a few people experience varying degrees of itching. Infection often occurs after scratching or self-squeezing, with redness and swelling around the rash and pustules in the center. Some people also develop eczema-like changes due to scratching or the irritation of water, soap and towels when taking a bath, with new red spots, blood rashes, scratches and blood scabs appearing around the original rash.

The rash of molluscum contagiosum has obvious characteristics. When parents find that their children have suspicious rashes, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible. No matter how many rashes there are, they will not disappear on their own. Scrubbing and scratching can cause self-contact and can also be transmitted to others. The treatment method is relatively simple, and squeezing or scraping is often used. That is, after routine disinfection of the skin lesion, use sterilized tweezers to clamp the base, then lift it up with force to remove the entire wart. You can also use a scraper to scrape the wart from the base and then apply 2.5% iodine tincture. If the rash is found not to have been completely cleared or a new rash has appeared after treatment, the same treatment should be used again until it is cured. Generally, it can be completely cured after 2 to 3 times. If infection occurs, you should control the infection first by applying zinc thiocarb ointment or erythromycin ointment externally. Wait until the inflammation subsides and if the wart has not fallen off, squeeze it out. If secondary eczema occurs, apply triamcinolone acetonide and skin-relaxing ointment. To prevent the occurrence of this disease, you should pay attention to personal skin hygiene, do not wear other people's clothes, and especially do not use other people's bath towels, bath towels, etc.

Molluscum contagiosum, commonly known as "water monkey", is a viral contagious skin disease. The disease can be transmitted through direct contact and indirect contact. Direct contact also includes sexual contact. For adults, molluscum contagiosum occurring in the pubic and thigh areas is mostly caused by sexual contact. Therefore, the World Health Organization lists it as a sexually transmitted disease. This disease often occurs in the external genitalia, perianal area, groin, chest and back.

We know that viral molluscum is contagious and children can be infected as well. In the second stage, since children do not have much awareness of disease prevention, they are very likely to be infected. Parents will definitely be worried. So today I will tell you the symptoms of viral molluscum in children. Once similar symptoms are found, take timely treatment measures.