Essential oil of Australian lemon myrtle ( Backhousia citriodora) in the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in children

Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral illness of childhood and is increasingly found as a sexually transmitted disease in sexually active young adults. Current treatment options are invasive, requiring tissue destruction and attendant discomfort. Thirty-one children (mean age 4.6 ± 2.1 years) with...

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description Molluscum contagiosum is a common viral illness of childhood and is increasingly found as a sexually transmitted disease in sexually active young adults. Current treatment options are invasive, requiring tissue destruction and attendant discomfort. Thirty-one children (mean age 4.6 ± 2.1 years) with the diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum (mean length of time with condition 8.6 ± 5.3 months) were treated with once daily topical application of a 10% solution (v/v) of essential oil of Australian lemon myrtle ( Backhousia citriodora) or vehicle (olive oil). At the end of 21 days, there was greater than 90% reduction in the number of lesions in 9/16 children treated with lemon myrtle oil, while 0/16 children met the same criteria for improvement in the vehicle group ( P 
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Citral
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Molluscum contagiosum
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Molluscum virus
Myrtaceae - chemistry
Oils, Volatile - administration & dosage
Oils, Volatile - chemistry
Oils, Volatile - pharmacology
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Phytotherapy
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