# An Atypical Presentation of Molluscum Contagiosum in a Newborn

## TL;DR

This paper reports a rare case of a skin infection in a 10-month-old baby born via C-section without evidence of mother-to-child transmission.

## Contribution

The first documented case of neonatal molluscum contagiosum without maternal vertical transmission.

## Key findings

- A 10-month-old child developed molluscum contagiosum on the scalp shortly after birth.
- The child was born via Cesarean delivery with no evidence of maternal infection.
- This case challenges the assumption that neonatal MC is always due to vertical transmission.

## Abstract

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a skin infection caused by a poxvirus that is highly contagious and common among children. When MC does occur in children less than one year old, it is suspected to be a result of vertical transmission through maternal MC infection. In this report, we describe a case of MC on the scalp of a 10-month-old child that started shortly after birth via Cesarean delivery. To our knowledge, this is the first case of MC in a neonate born via Cesarean delivery without evidence of maternal vertical transmission.