Table.
Crude, unadjusted comparison of effect of method of treatment on resolution of 108 molluscum contagiosum lesions and degree of subsequent scarring. Values are numbers (percentage) of lesions by treatment method
| Treatment | Resolution of lesion
|
Degree of scarring or pitting
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved | Partial | Complete | None | Pitting <1 mm depth | Pitting ⩾1 mm depth | ||
| Phenol ablation (n=52) | 8 (15.4) | 5 (9.6) | 39 (75.0) | 10 (19.2) | 38 (73.1) | 4 (7.7) | |
| Physical expression (n=56) | 4 (7.1) | 9 (16.1) | 43 (76.8) | 35 (62.5) | 19 (33.9) | 2 (3.6) | |