Giant molluscum contagiosum presenting as a tumour in an HIV-infected patient: case report.

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) has been reported commonly in immunocompromised patients. Below is described a case of atypical molluscum contagiosum of a patient who was seropositive for HIV. Possible differential diagnosis and management are discussed. Biopsy is suggested to distinguish between confusing molluscum lesions and their cutaneous simulants.