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We obtained weighted data for office visits throughout the United States for molluscum contagiosum and common warts from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) from 1990 to 1999. Outpatient visit data for patients diagnosed with molluscum contagiosum were analyzed using statistical software and compared to those for patients diagnosed with common warts. The main outcome measures studied were physician office visits by patients with molluscum contagiosum and patient demographic parameters including age, gender, and race. We found that health care utilization for molluscum contagiosum was the greatest for patients \u22649 years of age (51%). Ninety\u2010three percent of patients diagnosed with molluscum contagiosum were white. The number of visits for molluscum contagiosum was evenly divided between males and females. Visits to dermatologists comprised the majority of health care utilization units for molluscum contagiosum (71%). 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