Molluscum

This affection is characterized by the development of small, umbilicated papules, or tubercles, from the size of a small bird-shot to that of a pea, and sometimes even larger.

The natural color of the skin is usually preserved, and the tubercles are not accompanied with inflammatory action. If they are squeezed between the fingers, a cheesy or sebaceous-looking matter issues from the hilum.

These molluscous growths are met with on the face, neck, chest, limbs, and genitals, and may be few or numerous, coming out one after the other for several weeks or months.

After they have attained a certain size they may persist for an indefinite period, often at the end shriveling up and leaving a little tab of loose skin.

This affection is most frequently developed in young females, but is occasionally met with in males and in persons more advanced in years.