Hunan Daily 1 October 14 (All-media reporter Wang Mingjun, correspondent Yue Shuzhen) Recently, Hanhan's mother took Hanhan, who was over 4 years old, to swim. Soon, small skin-colored meat pellets appeared on Hanhan's body. At first, there was only one on his back, but later there were more and more on his body. Hanhan's mother quickly brought her child to the Dermatology Department of Hunan Children's Hospital for treatment. Hanhan was diagnosed with molluscum infectious . Doctors remind that the smaller the skin lesions of molluscum infectious diseases, the faster the healing time, and early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment should be done.
Molluscum infectious is commonly known as "water wart". It is a common skin disease infected by molluscum infectious virus (MCV). It has a latency period of 14-50 days. It is a hemispherical papule with a size of 3-5mm. It is gray or pearly, with a waxy luster on the surface and a umbilical concave in the center. It contains milky white cheese-like substances, namely molluscum small body .
Luo Yangyang, deputy chief physician of Provincial Children's Hospital, introduced that in recent years, the incidence rate of "water warts" has gradually increased, with the peak of the incidence being 2-12 years old, and can occur in any part of the body surface. It is generally believed that molluscum infectious diseases are caused by direct contact with people, such as being infected in public baths or swimming pools, and infection through pollutants is also one of its transmission channels.
Why is molluscum infectious virus more common in children? Luo Yangyang said that the reason is unknown so far, which may be related to the fact that the children's immune function has not been established and the children's skin is thin and tender, and the virus is prone to invasion.
How to treat "water wart"? Luo Yangyang introduced that this disease can subside on its own. Studies have shown that regardless of treatment or not, about 50% of children will completely disappear within 1 year and 70% of children will have infected lesions within 18 months. However, treatment is usually recommended given its potential long-term course of disease and the risks of repeated infections, autologous vaccination and transmission to others.
treatment principle is to remove molluscum bodies and prevent recurrence. The choice of treatment method should be based on the comfort, age, quantity, and severity and location of the treatment plan. It mainly includes physical treatment - using physical methods such as local scraping, laser, liquid nitrogen freezing, etc.; external drug treatment - applying pyratin or 1% cidofovir ointment.
Luo Yangyang emphasized that the smaller the skin lesions of molluscum infectious molluscum, the faster the healing time; the larger the skin lesions, and with the infected, the slower the healing time; the smaller the number of molluscum, the lower the recurrence rate; the more molluscum, the higher the recurrence rate. Therefore, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment should be carried out.
■ Tips
How to prevent molluscum contagiosum?
①Not contact with patients with molluscum contagiosum with known confirmed diagnosis.
② Pay attention to personal hygiene, do not go to uncleaned bathhouses or swimming pools, do not share toiletries and personal daily necessities, develop good bathing habits, and choose showers. It is not advisable to be too frequent, and do not rub too much to clean your skin.
③ Pay attention to hand hygiene, wash your hands frequently, do not scratch your skin, and actively treat other accompanying skin diseases.
④ Develop good living habits, ensure adequate sleep, balanced diet, and pay attention to exercise to enhance the body's immunity.
⑤This disease should be detected, diagnosed, and treated early, and treated in a regular medical institution.
(first instance: Wang Mingjun; second instance: Liu Wentao; third instance: Yang Youhua)
