Molusco contagioso: ¿cuándo debería iniciarse el tratamiento?

Title: Molluscum contagiosum: when should treatment start? Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral disease of childhood which presents itself as small, firm, umbilicated papules. Since it is considered a self-limiting disease, debate continues about whether lesions associated with this disease should be treated or allowed to resolve spontaneously. However, the lesions take between 6 and 48 months to resolve and are a source of great embarrassment for both carers and children, often affecting the children’s attendance at school and limiting their social activity. Treatment can shorten the disease course, possibly reducing autoinoculation and transmission, and increases the patients’ quality of life.