Abstract

DE ARMAS M, Narailh; PESCI F, Adriana; BARNOLA, Andreína  and  BIANCHI, Gino. Infección por molusco contagioso en pezón a propósito de un caso. Rev. venez. oncol. [online]. 2008, vol.20, n.4, pp.205-207. ISSN 0798-0582.

OBJECTIVE: The molluscum contagiosum is viral infection that produces characteristics papular eruptions in skin and in the mucous membranes. Is more prevalent in children’s although in the adults can infected the genital area, for that reason is knows as a sexual transmitted disease. CASE REPORT: A 25 years old female patient who referred us painful nodule in her right nipple, the apparition of this nodule was observed three months ago. The familiar antecedents in this patient were: Two paternal aunties with diagnosis of breast cancer. In the physical examination we found: In the scale area between radial 11 and 1 of the areola a 4 mm size painful nodule at the same level. The breast ultrasound study was normal. The lesion excision was made through nipple incision and the biopsy reports: Molluscum contagiosum infection. DISCUSION: The molluscum contagiosum is a DNA virus of the poxvirus family; the transmission requires a direct contact with infected hosts or for the contaminated fomites. The common lesion found is self limited 3 mm to 5 mm with papular eruptions in the skin with central umbilicated surface in face, body and in the extremities in children’s and in genitalia in the adults patients. The main nipple lesions are: Structural abnormalities, eczema, sebaceous cysts and uncommon adenomas. CONCLUSION: The nipple molluscum contagiosum infections are extremely rare. It is important make the diagnosis for the reduction of the transmissibility, and although is self limited in immunocompetents individuals.

Keywords : Brest; virus; moluscum contagiosum; nipple.