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Parents & Carers Guide MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM • Do nothing: • Cryotherapy: • Surgical scraping: with a curette or scalpel. • Laser: pulsed dye laser. • Topical Lotions & Ointments: • Mollenol Sensitive ointment for children 4 years & under and Mollenol for older children and adults. • Incubation period minimum 2-8 weeks • • Bumps • • Bumps may be inflamed and/or surrounded by eczema • Not • People • • Usually found on the torso, thighs and face • Scratching bumps spreads infection • Children do not need to be excluded if precautions taken • Usually found around the genitals if caught as an STD • Parents & carers often get molluscum on face and scalp • Direct skin to skin contact • Hands and fingernails • Towels, face cloths, soap bars, clothes, toys, baths, pools • Don’t share towels, toys, clothes, etc with infected person • Wash hands frequently; wash towels, clothes, toys often • Use liquid soap, not soap bars • Don’t share baths; shower if possible • Avoid skin to skin contact with infected areas

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Parents&CarersGuide

MOLLUSCUMCONTAGIOSUM

•Donothing:

•Cryotherapy: •Surgicalscraping:withacuretteorscalpel.•Laser:pulseddyelaser.

• TopicalLotions&Ointments:

•MollenolSensitiveointmentforchildren4years&underandMollenolforolderchildrenandadults.

• Incubationperiodminimum2-8weeks• • Bumps •

• Bumpsmaybeinflamedand/orsurroundedbyeczema• Not • People •

• Usuallyfoundonthetorso,thighsandface• Scratchingbumpsspreadsinfection• Childrendonotneedtobeexcludedifprecautionstaken

• UsuallyfoundaroundthegenitalsifcaughtasanSTD• Parents&carersoftengetmolluscumonfaceandscalp

• Directskintoskincontact• Handsandfingernails• Towels,facecloths,soapbars,clothes,toys,baths,pools

• Don’tsharetowels,toys,clothes,etcwithinfectedperson• Washhandsfrequently;washtowels,clothes,toysoften• Useliquidsoap,notsoapbars• Don’tsharebaths;showerifpossible• Avoidskintoskincontactwithinfectedareas

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