Molluscicles

Warts, molluscs Medical: Mollusca contagiosaDell’s warts (also: Mollusca contagiosa, molluscs) are harmless skin changes that belong to the group of warts and are caused by a specific virus from the smallpox group, namely the DNA virus Molluscum contagiosum. This type of wart mainly affects children and young people and is highly contagious. Dell’s warts get … Molluscicles

Diagnosis | Molluscicles

Diagnosis Because of their typical appearance, dell’s warts are almost always a visual diagnosis for a doctor. Especially in the early stages, however, it is also possible that the appearance of dell’s warts is similar to other skin changes, such as common warts (verrucae vulgares), genital warts (condylomata acuminata) or fat deposits (xanthomas). In these … Diagnosis | Molluscicles

Forecast | Molluscicles

Forecast The prognosis of Dell’s warts is generally favourable: they usually disappear on their own after a certain period of time, but otherwise they always regress under appropriate therapy. However, this only applies to a limited extent to patients with a weakened immune system. In addition, once an infection with the molluscum contagiosum virus has … Forecast | Molluscicles

Albinism

Definition The term albinism is derived from the Latin word for white, “albus”. It is a collective term for a large number of congenital genetic defects, all of which result in those affected suffering from a lack of pigment, which is mainly noticeable by a light skin and hair colour. Albinism is not only found … Albinism

Therapy of albinism | Albinism

Therapy of albinism A therapy of the present genetic defect is not possible until today, so albinism can only be treated symptomatically and one can try to avoid consequential damages of the disease. It is important for persons with albinism to pay attention to special UV protection, as the natural protection is missing due to … Therapy of albinism | Albinism