U037 What's New in Molluscum Contagiosum? Advances in Understanding and Treating Molluscipoxvirus
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss the renewed interest in understanding the pathophysiology of molluscum and the importance of treatment versus a “watch and wait” strategy. Implications on patient quality of life and burden of illness will be discussed as well as managing difficult molluscum cases. New therapeutic strategies will be reviewed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain the unique pathophysiology of molluscum virus, its symptomology and transmissibility
Describe the natural progression of molluscum as it relates to burden of illness and impact on quality of life
Discuss molluscum treatment challenges, the current treatment landscape, and emerging therapeutic strategies
DIRECTOR
Adelaide A. Hebert, MD, FAAD
SPEAKER
Nanette Blythe Silverberg, MD, FAAD
DISCLOSURES
Adelaide A. Hebert, MD, FAAD
AbbVie – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Honoraria); Almirall – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Alumis – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Amgen – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Amyrt Pharma – Advisory Board(Honoraria); AnaptysBio – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Apogee Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Data Safety Monitoring Board(Honoraria); Arcutis Biotherapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Arcutis, Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); ASLAN Pharmaceuticals – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Beiersdorf, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Castle Biosciences – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Dermavant Sciences – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference – Speaker(Honoraria); Galderma Laboratories, L.P. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); GlaxoSmithKline – Stockholder(Stock); Healthpoint – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Incyte Corporation – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Innovaderm Research Inc. – Consultant(No Compensation Received); Insignia Communications – Speaker(Honoraria); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Kymera Therapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Pharmaceutique – Advisory Board(Honoraria); LEO Pharma, US – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Lilly ICOS LLC – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Med Learning Group – Speaker(Honoraria); Menarini Group – Speaker(Honoraria); Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC – Stockholder(Stock); Nektar Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); NIH – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); NobelPharma – Consultant(Honoraria); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. – Other(Honoraria); OCuSOFT Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria); Ortho Dermatologics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Pediatric Dermatolology 360 – Speaker(Honoraria); Pediatric Educational Foundation – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Pelthos Therapeutics – Speaker(Honoraria); Pfizer Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Other(No Compensation Received), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); PPD Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Regeneron – Data Safety Monitoring Board(Honoraria); Roivant Sciences – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Sanofi – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – Speaker(Honoraria); Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); UCB – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Consultant(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Ventyx Biosciences – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); VeraDermics Inc. – Consultant(Fees); Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc – Advisory Board(Fees); Vial – Consultant(Honoraria); VYNE Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference – Speaker(Honoraria); Xencon – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding);
Nanette Blythe Silverberg, MD, FAAD
Incyte Corporation – Consultant(Grants/Research Funding); Pelthos Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Pfizer Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Regeneron – Advisory Board(Honoraria); regeneron – Speaker(Honoraria);