Diagnosis is made on the appearance; the virus cannot routinely be cultured. The diagnosis can be confirmed by excisional biopsy. Histologically,<unk>  is characterized by<unk>  bodies (also known as Henderson-Patersen bodies) in the epidermis, above the stratum basale, which consist of cells with abundant large granular eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (accumulated virions) and a small nucleus that has been pushed to the periphery. File:Low magnification micrograph of a<unk>  lesion.Low magnification micrograph of a<unk>  lesion Image:molluscum<unk>  low mag.Low-magnification micrograph of<unk> , H&E stain Image:molluscum<unk>  high mag.High-magnification micrograph of<unk> , showing the characteristic<unk>  bodies, H&E stain
Molluscum contagiosum
Wart
Tinea manuum
Chickenpox
Lentigo simplex
Folliculitis
Lichen myxedematosus
Herpes simplex