| | | | | two mutagens, quercetin and kaempferol. Some |
| Left untreated, molluscum contagiosum will | | | | of the listed side effects include severe erosive |
| eventually resolve in immunocompetent hosts but | | | | damage in adjacent normal skin that may cause |
| may be protracted in atopic and | | | | scarring and systemic effects such as peripheral |
| immunocompromised individuals. Some patients | | | | neuropathy, renal damage, adynamic illeus, |
| pick and scratch at the lesions, a habit that may | | | | leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia, especially if |
| lead to scarring. In addition, some schools and | | | | used generously on mucosal surfaces. Podophyllin |
| daycare centers will not admit children with visible | | | | requires some precautions while podofilox is a |
| molluscum papules. When patients seek medical | | | | safer alternative to podophyllin and may be used |
| attention and desire to rid themselves of the | | | | by the patient at home. The recommended use |
| papules, there are several means of therapeutic | | | | usually consists of application of 0.05 ml of 5% |
| destruction to help speed resolution. The decision | | | | podofilox in lactate buffered ethanol twice a day |
| whether treatment is necessary depends on the | | | | for 3 days. The active agent is absolutely |
| needs of the patient, the recalcitrance of their | | | | contraindicated in pregnancy. |
| disease, and the likelihood of treatments to leave | | | | Cantharidin is applied carefully and sparingly to the |
| pigmentary alteration or scarring. | | | | dome of the lesion with or without occlusion and |
| One of the most common, quick, efficient | | | | left in place for at least 4 hours before being |
| methods of treatment is cryotherapy. Liquid | | | | washed off. When tolerated, this treatment is |
| nitrogen or dry ice are applied to each individual | | | | repeated every week until the lesions clear. |
| lesion for a few seconds. Repeat treatments may | | | | Cantharidin can cause severe blistering. In |
| be required. Pigmentation and scarring may be | | | | conclusion, synthetic substances are alien to our |
| caused by this treatment. An easy method to | | | | system. On the contrary, natural substances |
| remove the lesions is eviscerating the core with | | | | make a better molluscum contagiosum cure than |
| an instrument such as a scalpel, sharp tooth pick, | | | | synthetic drugs because our bodies are designed |
| edge of a glass slide, or any other instrument | | | | to absorb and benefit from naturally occurring |
| capable of removing the umbilicated core. Because | | | | plant molecules. A cure for molluscum |
| of its simplicity, patients, parents, and caregivers | | | | contagiosum made from plant extract compounds |
| may be taught this method so new lesions can be | | | | represent molecules of life itself, which are in |
| treated at home. This method is simple but may | | | | perfect biochemical harmony with the human |
| not be tolerated by small children. | | | | system. |
| Curettage can be used with and without light | | | | The tide of backing to nature is rising in the world |
| electrodessication. This method is more painful, | | | | especially in the United States and usage of |
| and it is recommended that a topical anesthetic | | | | natural plant medicine is consistent with this idea. |
| cream be applied to the lesions before the | | | | Although synthetic drugs are effective, they have |
| procedure to decrease the pain. This method has | | | | much side effects with high price. Some ailments |
| the advantage of providing a reliable tissue sample | | | | could not be treated by synthetic drugs. The |
| to confirm the diagnosis. Another method involves | | | | generation born in the baby boom after World |
| the use of adhesive tape. The adhesive side of | | | | War Two enter old age one after another and a |
| the tape is repeatedly applied to and removed | | | | variety of common illnesses occur frequently. |
| from the lesion for 10-20 cycles. This action | | | | Plant medicines have significant effect with little |
| effectively removes the superficial epidermis from | | | | side effect and thus are very popular. What's |
| the top of the lesion. However, repeated use of | | | | more, It's a new social fashion that you should put |
| the same strip has the potential to spread the | | | | emphasis on physical health and often take a |
| virus to adjacent, uninvolved skin. | | | | variety of health medicines such as vitamine, |
| A 25% suspension in a tincture of benzoin or | | | | mineral, plant medicine and so on. |
| alcohol may be applied once a week. It contains | | | | |