Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) is caused by four closely related poxvirus types, referred to as MCV-1 through MCV-4. It is a worldwide infection that occurs mostly in children. They have also been referred to as Water Warts. There are two other classifications, 1) sexually transmitted form and 2) immunocompromised patients, most commonly HIV patients. In children… Read more »
In 1933, Sir Aldo Castellani presented a paper suggesting using the term Elephantiasis Verrucosa Nostra (EVN) to indicate nonfiliarial forms of elephantiasis. He suggested that the term should be used in a “very relaxed way” to denote all kinds of conditions of different etiology including elephantoid conditions due to climatic bubo, syphilis, tuberculosis and tumors. … Read more »