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Suggested Reading
1.     Bikowski JB Jr: Molluscum contagiosum: The need for physician intervention and new treatment options. Cutis, 73:202-206, 2004.
2.     Brown J, Janniger CK, Schwartz RA: Childhood molluscum contagiosum. Int J Dermatol. 45(2):93-99, 2006.
3.     De Waard-van der Spek FB, Oranje AP, Lillieborg S, et al: Treatment of molluscum contagiosum using a lidocaine/prilocaine cream (EMLA) for analgesia. J Am Acad Dermatol; 23:685-688, 1990.
4.     Dockery GL: Viral Skin Infections, ch 7, In: Dockery GL: Cutaneous Disorders of the Lower Extremity. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, July, pp 68-82, 1997.
5.     Dohil MA, Lin P, Lee J: The epidemiology of molluscum contagiosum in children. J Am Acad Dermatol. 54(1):47-54, 2006.
6.     Kaufman CL, Yoon SW: Molluscum contagiosum. eMedicine, January 2006. Available at: www.emedicine.com/derm/topic270.htm
7.     Hanna D, Hatami A, Powell J, Marcoux D, et.al.: A prospective randomized trial comparing the efficacy and adverse effects of four recognized treatments of molluscum contagiosum in children. Pediatr Dermatol. 23(6):574-579, 2006.
8.     Silverberg N: Pediatric molluscum contagiosum: optimal treatment strategies. Paediatr Drugs. 5(8):505-512, 2003.
9.     Smolinski KN, Yan AC: How and when to treat molluscum contagiosum and warts in children. Pediatr Ann. 34(3): 211-221, 2005.
10.     Stulberg DL, Hutchinson AG. Molluscum contagiosum and warts. Am Fam Physician. 67:1233-1240, 2003.
11.     Van der Wouden JC, Menke J, Gajadin S, Koning S, et al: Interventions for cutaneous molluscum contagiosum. Cochrane Database Syst Rev; (2):CD004767, 2006.