I am being very careful with towels, washing them after every use and not letting them share clothes etc, in the hope it will stop the spread. I am petrified we will give it to friends too which they certainly wouldn't thank me for! Physical removal of lesions may include cryotherapy (freezing the lesion with liquid nitrogen), curettage (the piercing of the core and scraping of caseous or cheesy material), and laser therapy. These options are rapid and require a trained health care provider, may require local anesthesia, and can result in post-procedural pain, irritation, and scarring.

Olsen JR, Piguet V, Gallacher J, Francis NA. Molluscum contagiosum and associations with atopic eczema in children: a retrospective longitudinal study in primary care.Br J Gen Pract . 2016;66(642):e53-8. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X688093. Journal This solution is highly corrosive.Keep out of the reach and sight of children. Keep the bottle out oftheir reach, also during use. Use carefully, may cause caustic burnsif used wrongly on the skin. If MolluDab should be spilled, carefully soak the liquid with anabsorbent paper towel and immediately wash the affected areawith plenty of water. Traditionally, GPs have taken the approach to do nothing whentreating Molluscum contagiosum, as the condition often disappears within 12-18 months of its own accord. New MolluDab helps to kill the virus which causes it and gets rid of the bumps after just 1-5 weeks. It does not cause pain or scarring.It is not a good idea to try and remove lesions or the fluid inside of lesions yourself. By removing lesions or lesion fluid by yourself you may unintentionally autoinoculate other parts of the body or risk spreading it to others. By scratching or scraping the skin you could cause a bacterial infection. Oral therapy The vascular patterns found in 188 lesions confirmed histologically were crown (72.34%), radial (54.25%) and punctiform patterns (20.21%). Half of the 188 lesions had a combination of vascular patterns Basdag H, Rainer BM, Cohen BA. Molluscum contagiosum: to treat or not to treat? Experience with 170 children in an outpatient clinic setting in the northeastern United States.Pediatr Dermatol. 2015;32(3):353-7. doi:10.1111/pde.12504. PubMed Take special care if you have atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema). Seek advice from your doctor if the area affected by molluscum and dermatitis.

If you’re pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding or chestfeeding, let your doctor know about your status before taking these medications or any others. For example, podophyllotoxin cream may be safe for people assigned male at birth, but people who are pregnant should avoid it, as its ingredients might be toxic to your fetus.Those affected should be dissuaded from scratching the bumps and certainly from squeezing them as this can promote spread to other areas of skin not yet affected. In children with the condition, thorough hand washing should be encouraged to remove the virus from the hands. Affected children do not need to stay away from school (or equally, adults, from work). http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/2/130.long http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796559/ http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2813%2970109-9/fulltext?_eventId=login Dr Sarah Brewer MSc (Nutr Med), MA (Cantab), MB, BChir, RNutr, MBANT

Be aware that some treatments available through the internet may not be effective and may even be harmful. Physical removalPulsed dye laser therapy. (Blasting the mollusca with special laser beams. Occasionally used by skin specialists.) Most therapies are effective in immunocompetent patients; however, patients with HIV/AIDS or other immunosuppressing conditions often do not respond to traditional treatments. In addition, these treatments are largely ineffective in achieving long-term control in HIV patients.

For the treatment of common warts, age warts, birthmarks aswell as corns and other callus formations Twice daily, use the spatula to apply a small quantity of MolluDabprecisely onto the molluscum bumps, and allow the solution to dry.

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Above all, don’t fret. In most cases, although they look unsightly, they do not indicate any particular health problem and treatments are available. Creams and lotions may be used. Currently, we don't know which is the best one, or even if some of them have any effect at all. Options used include: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the most effective treatment for people who live with HIV if they contract molluscum contagiosum. It can help strengthen the immune system and fight the virus.