Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with silver nitrate paste

K Niizeki; K Hashimoto

doi:10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00104.x

Treatment of molluscum contagiosum with silver nitrate paste

Pediatr Dermatol. Sep-Oct 1999;16(5):395-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00104.x.

Authors

K Niizeki¹, K Hashimoto

Affiliation

¹ Chigasaki Dermatology Clinic, Nanko, Japan.

PMID: 10571843
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00104.x

Abstract

Three hundred eighty-nine consecutive patients with molluscum contagiosum were treated with 40% silver nitrate paste. The cure rate was 97.7% and no scars resulted.

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Molluscum Contagiosum / diagnosis
Molluscum Contagiosum / drug therapy*
Silver Nitrate / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Silver Nitrate