Indications Print Section Listen • Parent’s or child’s desire for office-based treatment. Contraindications Print Section Listen Absolute • Molluscum in facial, genital, or perianal area. Relative • Previous cantharidin application with severe blistering. Equipment Print Section Listen • Cantharidin 0.9% in flexible collodion. • Blunt-ended wooden applicator. Risks Print Section Listen • Pain. • Blistering. • Secondary infection. • Temporary hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation. Pearls and Tips Print Section Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Peripheral IV Insertion Electrocardiography Otoscopic Examination Foreign Body Removal: Nasal Cavity Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: Current Procedures: Pediatrics Jan 4, 2019 | Posted by drzezo in PEDIATRICS | Comments Off on Molluscum Contagiosum: Cantharidin Therapy Full access? Get Clinical Tree
Indications Print Section Listen • Parent’s or child’s desire for office-based treatment. Contraindications Print Section Listen Absolute • Molluscum in facial, genital, or perianal area. Relative • Previous cantharidin application with severe blistering. Equipment Print Section Listen • Cantharidin 0.9% in flexible collodion. • Blunt-ended wooden applicator. Risks Print Section Listen • Pain. • Blistering. • Secondary infection. • Temporary hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation. Pearls and Tips Print Section Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Related posts: Peripheral IV Insertion Electrocardiography Otoscopic Examination Foreign Body Removal: Nasal Cavity Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join
