Generalized Molluscum Contagiosum Successfully Treated with Interferon-Alpha in a Patient with Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides

Melchers, R.C.; Willemze, R.; Jansen, P.M.; Vermaat, J.S.P.; Vermeer, M.H.; Quint, K.D. (2019)

Article / Letter to editor

We present the case of a 50-year-old patient with folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) unresponsive to retinoids and the chemotherapeutic regimens CHOP, gemcitabine, and brentuximab-vedotin. During immunosuppressive therapy, the patient developed extensive progressive molluscum contagiosum. The mollusca did not respond to topical imiquimod but showed a swift complete response to interferon-alpha 2a (IFNa). Recently, the patient started with alemtuzumab as induction therapy for an allogenic stem cell transplantation and simultaneously continued IFNa therapy. (C) 2019 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel

• Molluscum contagiosum
• Interferon alpha
• Folliculotropic
• Mycosis fungoides

• All authors: Melchers, R.C.; Willemze, R.; Jansen, P.M.; Vermaat, J.S.P.; Vermeer, M.H.; Quint, K.D.
• Date: 2019-01-01
• Journal: Case Reports in Dermatology
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 52 - 56
• DOI: doi:10.1159/000497349