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A 16-year-old male high school student presents with a large number of papular lesions of recent onset in the right thoracic and axillary region. There is a second grouping of similar lesions on the right knee. The patient is on the wrestling team, desires removal of the lesions, and was sent to you by his wrestling coach to find out if they might be contagious. You suspect this is molluscum contagiosum.
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(2006). Molluscum Contagiosum (Dimple Warts). In: Dermatology Skills for Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-906-0:051
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