Molluscum Contagiosum
Warts

Molluscum Contagiosum

Very common, especially in children with atopic eczema. The prognosis is excellent with most disappearing within a year. No treatment is required and referral is unnecessary. To prevent spread within a family, the patient should use his/her own towel.Crystacide cream applied twice weekly for 3 weeks has been shown to be harmless but effective therapy in recent clinical studies.

Warts

Warts often clear spontaneously and do not need referral. Encourage home treatment with OTC remedies.

We use the following treatments: -

Liquid Nitrogen / cryotherapy - painful especially for children. May scar and rarely leads to cure from one application.

Hyfrecation or curettage & cautery under LA ( very rarely)

Keratolytics with regular paring( eg. occlusal, salactol, bazooka)