Plantar Dermatofibroma Misdiagnosed as Viral Warts.
- Author:
Seong Min KANG
1
;
Tai Kyung NOH
;
Chong Hyun WON
;
Sungeun CHANG
;
Mi Woo LEE
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kee Chan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. miumiu@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatofibroma;
Plantar dermatofibroma;
Sole;
Wart
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Collagen;
Extremities;
Fibroblasts;
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous;
Humans;
Male;
Warts
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(4):388-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatofibroma is a common benign fibrohistiocytic tumor. It can occur anywhere on the body surface, but it has a propensity for the extremities. However, dermatofibroma may show a wide variety of clinicopathologic variants and so it is often misdiagnosed. Our case was a 13-year-old male who presented with a 1-year history of a solitary skin-colored hyperkeratotic nodule on the right sole. The nodule had recurred after topical therapy for viral wart. Histopathologic examination of the patient's lesion revealed a poorly circumscribed nodular tumor composed of collagen bundles, fibroblasts and histocytes, which was all consistent with plantar dermatofibroma.
