Imoquimod will soon be approved for use in the United States. Molluscum Contagiosum Caused by a poxvirus. Signs and symptoms. Incision of a papule reveals white waxy core. Smear of contents reveals swollen epithelial cells.
Biopsy specimen is diagnostic.
Curettage, cryosurgery, or electrodesiccation. Candidiasis Yeast infection caused by Candida albicans. Signs and symptoms. In the male, red erythematous pruritic skin with peripheral pustules. In the female, pruritic vaginal mucosa and profuse creamy white discharge.