Molluscum contagiosum: serology and electron microscopy findings in twenty one patients
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- 31 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
- Vol. 29 (2) , 86-89
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46651987000200004
Abstract
Twenty one cases of molluscum contagiosum virus disease were collected for electron microscopical and serological tests. Molluscum virus was detected in the crust, inside the vacuoles formed in the keratinocytes cells. The patients developed specific antibodies to the virus detected by complement fixation test.Keywords
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