Successful treatment of molluscum contagiosum in the immunosuppressed adult with topical injection of streptococcal preparation OK-432

J Dermatol. 1996 Sep;23(9):628-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb02667.x.

Abstract

A 37-year-old Japanese woman received an anticancer drug for 5 years following resection of mammary cancer and then developed widespread mollusca contagiosa, which we considered to be caused by immunosuppression induced by the chemotherapy. Because OK-432 (penicillin-treated and heat-treated lyophilized powder by a substrain of Streptococcus pyogenes A) was expected to be effective for immunosuppression, we tried its topical injection. The skin lesions disappeared almost completely within three months. OK-432 therapy is considered hopeful for treating viral skin diseases, even in immunosuppressed patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications
  • Breast Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Injections, Intradermal
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / complications
  • Molluscum Contagiosum / drug therapy*
  • Picibanil / administration & dosage*
  • Picibanil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Picibanil