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- In Asia, a young man declared, on Tiktok, that he was contaminated by the Molluscom Contagiosum, which caused the appearance of pink shaded papules on his face.
- He said that second -hand clothes that he worn without washing them, were responsible for this infection.
- For skin lesions spontaneously, you have to wait one to two years.
Whether new or used, clothes should be washed before wearing them. This is what we must remember from the misadventure of a young Asian man, known under the pseudonym @onenevertwhoo_one. For several months, he has published videos on Tiktok showing his face partly disfigured by pustules. In question? Molluscom contagiosum. It is a skin disease, the diagnosis of which is made thanks to a clinical examination, which it has contracted because of the wearing of non -washed second -hand clothes. “I often buy online clothes and I made a mistake. I don’t wash them. I received a shirt and I brought it directly. What were the history of the previous user? Did he have viruses? We never know!”
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@onevertwoo_one ???? #Fyp #FYPAGE #MOLUSKUM ♬ ORIGINAL SOUND – ˢᵃᵈⁿᵉˢˢ
Molluscom Contagiosum: “The extension is made by various transmission agents”
According to the MSD manual, it is characterized by groups of pink papules, in the shape of a dome, smooth, waxy or beaded from 2 to 5 mm in diameter. The lesions most often appear on the face, the trunk and the ends in children and on the pubis, the penis and the vulva in adults. They can grow to reach 10 to 15 mm in diameter, especially in the event of HIV infection and in other immunocompromised patients. Papules are caused by the CONTAGIOSUM molluscum virus, a poxvirus, which “Usually manifests itself by a localized chronic infection. The transmission is carried out by direct contact, the extension is carried out by self-inoculation and by different transmission agents (towels, bath sponges) and by water from the baths. Adults contract the infection by narrow skin contact with skin with an infected subject (for example, sexual contact, fight).”
One to two years for the lesions caused by the molluscom contagiosum regress
In patients, most lesions spontaneously regress in one to two years, which can persist for two to three years. Treatment of Molluscom Contagiosum is indicated for aesthetic reasons or to avoid transmission. According to the MSD manual, the options include curettage, cryochuruse, laser treatment, electrocautical, trichlocetic acid, cantharidine, podophyllotoxin trétinoin and tazarotene.
“Some use salicylic acid, but others consider that it is too irritating for many areas of the body where molluscum occurs. Other treatments include intraleional injection and photodynamic therapy. Antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs have proven to be more effective in patients infected with HIV. Dermatologists often use therapeutic associations Whether liquid nitrogen or cantharidin in their office or a retinoid cream at home.
