An 8-year-old girl has started developing small, dome-shaped lesions over her neck and upper chest. The lesions are shiny, white papules with a crater-like center. The diagnosis is:
A) acne vulgaris.
B) molluscum contagiosum.
C) tinea versicolor.
D) pityriasis rosea.

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The description of small, dome-shaped, shiny white papules with a central crater is characteristic of molluscum contagiosum, a viral infection caused by a poxvirus.

An 8-Year-Old Girl Has Started Developing Small, Dome-Shaped Lesions Over