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. 2025 Jul-Aug;100(4):501142.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2025.501142. Epub 2025 Jul 7.

Use of imiquimod in 21 patients with molluscum contagiosum: better results in specific areas

John Verrinder Veasey  1 , Bruna Cavaleiro de Macedo Souza  2 , Rebeca Naomi Shida  3 , Guilherme Camargo Julio Valinoto  1
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Use of imiquimod in 21 patients with molluscum contagiosum: better results in specific areas

John Verrinder Veasey et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2025 Jul-Aug.
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Conflicts of interest None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Patient with molluscum contagiosum around the eyes treated with imiquimod. (A) Before treatment; (B) Clinical outcome after four weeks.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Patient with molluscum contagiosum on the right side of the face treated with imiquimod. (A) Before treatment; (B) Clinical outcome after 28 weeks.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Patient with molluscum contagiosum in the genital region treated with imiquimod. (A‒B) Before treatment; (C‒D) Clinical outcome after 12 weeks.
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