An eight year old boy presents with multiple umbilicated papules on trunk. Diagnosis is: (A) Molluscum contagiosum, (B) Chicken pox, (C) Herpes zostr, (D) Dermatophytosis
Answer is A. Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection that causes a mild skin rash. The rash looks like one or more small growths or wa-like bumps (called mollusca) that are usually pink, white, or skin-colored. The bumps are usually smooth and shiny or pearly-looking, and may have an indented center Ref Harrison20th edition pg 1334