MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM - A HISTOCHEMICAL STUDY

[摘要] Several histochemical techniques were employed in the study of molluscum contagiosum. As the inclusion body develops, it shows an increasing intensity of staining with the Feulgen reaction, toluidine blue, sulfhydryl, Sudan IV and Sudan black B stains. Non-specific staining, increasing as the inclusion body matures, was noted in both alkaline and acid phosphatase control sections. The implications of these findings and their correlation with the variation in staining characteristics noted with the hematoxylin and eosin stain are discussed. The technique used failed to demonstrate the presence of a carbohydrate containing envelope or capsule about the mature inclusion body.