I NEED A DOCTOR (derma-related)

[inside the sun]

today i found out that i have molluscm Contagiosum is a disease caused by skin to skin contact. it goes away in 6 months treated or not. Nothing to major, except, i read online that is a symptom of HIV. And the dermatogolist when i went, asked me to get tested and would not say why (hence the research).

Now 1.) i want to know if this is true,and 2.)the percentage of someone having this having HIV

 

Yes, i am going to get tested but until i do, and until i recieve the results, help calm my nerves...dont lie or bs me, i want facts..thank you

[Turtle]

today i found out that i have molluscm Contagiosum ...Yes, i am going to get tested but until i do, and until i recieve the results, help calm my nerves...dont lie or bs me, i want facts..thank you

I am not a Doctor, but I sometimes impersonate one online.:eek: Humor is the best medicine.:) :hihi: :)

Did you do a web search? The distraction may help calm your nerves.:) I found this site that looks comprehensive to start you off.

 

http://www.molluscum.com/?gclid=CK3S5pDlvYYCFQlBDgodji5vRQ

[Celeste]

I'm not a doctor either, but while I was working at LVRMC, we did see an outbreak of it.

None of the patients the doctors treated at LVRMC had HIV.

Try not to worry to much, MCV does not mean you have HIV.

 

Molluscum contagiosum is a common infection throughout the United States. Molluscum is common enough that you should not be surprised if you see someone with it or if someone in your family becomes infected.

It accounts for approximately 1 to 5% of all diagnoses of skin disorders. The incidence of MCV infections in young children is around 17%. An Australian study found anti-MCV antibodies in 39% of adults older than 50 years, demonstrating exposure to be very common:

Prognosis:

Molluscum contagiosum is a benign self-limited disease.

Treatments are effective.

Overall, prognosis is excellent.

 

In people with HIV infection, molluscum contagiosum is often a progressive disease, resistant to treatment. Overall, molluscum contagiosum afflicts an estimated 5 to 18 percent of HIV-infected individuals. HIV-infected persons or persons being treated for cancer, are at higher risk for getting molluscum, and their growths may look different, be larger, and be more difficult to treat.

 

Here are some good medical journal articles.

 

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/molluscum/faq/everyone.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000826.htm

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/molluscum.htm

http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/molluscum_contagio.html

http://www.dermnetnz.org/viral/molluscum-contagiosum.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/molluscum-contagiosum/DS00672

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030315/1233.html

[inside the sun]

thank you.

im mainly just freaked cuz my dermatologist insisted on me getting tested after seeing my MCV infection and wouldnt tell me why...good reason why people should just communicate instead of lie, hide or beat around the bush it only causes worser assumptions and scenarios