Table 3.
Signs, symptoms, and characteristics of molluscum contagiosum reported by participants
| Reported sign, symptom, or characteristic | Patients (n = 2) n |
Caregivers (n = 28) n |
Total (N = 30) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised skin (bump, spot, wart) | 2 | 28 | 30 (100.0) |
| Location | 2 | 28 | 30 (100.0) |
| Number | 2 | 27 | 29 (96.7) |
| Size | 1 | 27 | 28 (93.3) |
| Contagiousness | 1 | 20 | 21 (70.0) |
| Itch | 1 | 19 | 20 (66.7) |
| Visibility | 1 | 19 | 20 (66.7) |
| Scarring | 1 | 17 | 18 (60.0) |
| Pain | 1 | 12 | 13 (43.3) |
| Pustules or inflamed a | 1 | 12 | 13 (43.3) |
| Sore or blister a | 1 | 6 | 7 (23.3) |
| Bleeding a | 0 | 1 | 1 (3.3) |
| Looks infected a | 0 | 2 | 2 (6.7) |
aSymptom not probed during interview but spontaneously reported by participants