Molluscum Contagiosum sounds like a Harry Potter spell when you say it out loud. And it is a nasty rash that seems to appear out of nowhere. At first I thought my son had eczema but the Doctor had no doubts when he saw the rash - Mossuscum Contagiosum. "What?" was my first question. I had never heard of it before.
It is a common viral skin infection usually found in children. Usually found in moist places on the body - the armpit, behind the knees, neck and groin. It appears as clusters of small round papules (bumps) that are pink and waxy.
Molluscum Contagiosum is caught by direct body contact and usually in wet conditions. For example, when swimming. I realised that this was where my son had caught it since he had completed a course of swimming lessons.
Search the web and you can find some horrific photos of really nasty infections. I was lucky that my son just had small amounts behind his knees and after much scratching it had spread to his neck. There isn't a cure for the infection (lancing is an option) so I attempted to manage the condition. I regularly bathed him in anti-pruritic oil and smothered the rash with Self Heal Bush Bitters cream. This all helped with the itching so no more spread. And after a few months it disappeared - thankfully.
www.purecurenz.com - for Self Heal Bush Bitters cream, and other natural New Zealand remedies - with native plant ingredients.
Monday, June 04, 2007
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