Infected nodule of molluscum contagiosum on the knee of a 6 year old boy. The skin is red and inflamed around this nodule as a secondary infection to

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Infected nodule of molluscum contagiosum on the knee of a 6 year old boy. The skin is red and inflamed around this nodule as a secondary infection to this skin condition. Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a pox virus that leads to nodules on the skin.

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