Vertically transmitted molluscum contagiosum infection.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20064865.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1542/peds.2009-2774.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We report a case of vertically transmitted molluscum contagiosum viral infection in which the maternal infection was clinically documented before vaginal delivery. The aim of this report is to make practitioners aware that molluscum infections in neonates are likely vertically transmitted.
Medical subject headings
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious