A 24-year-old female asked:
does molluscullum contagiosum go away? i have 3 on in er thigh. not spreading. two opened and are healing but itchy and reddish. swelling gone down.
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Dr. Que Chu answered
46 years experience General Practice
Most often, yes: Molluscum contagiosum is a chronic localized infection with dome shaped papules, common in childhood but also happened in adults by direct skin to skin contact. Also spread by touching or scratching the lesions. It is a STD . Lesions usually resolved in two months in healthy persons and often clear completely in 6 to 12 months. But it may last 3 to 5 years in small number of cases.
Answered on May 8, 2016
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