Abstract: Objective: To determine the image features of molluscum contagiosum under dermoscopy and reflection confocal microscope (RCM). Methods: The patients with molluscum contagiosum diagnosed clinically were selected. One or more lesions were examined with dermoscopy and RCM. Results: Eighty-five lesions of 20 patients with molluscum contagiosum were examined. The typical dermoscopic characteristics of molluscum contagiosum were yellowish-white highlighted structures in seventy-one lesions. RCM showed the molluscum bodies in 85 lesions. Conclusion: The image of dermoscopy and RCM has its?own?unique features respectively and both can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic technique of molluscum contagiosum.

Key words: molluscum contagiosum, drmoscopy, reflection confocal microscope