Precalcaneal Congenital Fibrolipomatous Hamartoma.

Author: Ji Hye YANG ¹ ; Oun Jae PARK ; Jeong Eun KIM ; Chong Hyun WON ; Sung Eun CHANG ; Mi Woo LEE ; Jee Ho CHOI ; Kee Chan MOON
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1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. miumiu@amc.seoul.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartoma
MeSH: Hamartoma; Heel; Humans; Infant; Parturition; Skin
From:Annals of Dermatology 2011;23(1):92-94
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartomas (PCFHs) are characterized clinically by the presence of unilateral or bilateral, asymptomatic nodules in the medial precalcaneal plantar region of the heel. They are skin colored and usually painless nodules. In most patients, the lesions appear within the first few months of life, but they may also be present at birth. Generally PCFHs are benign, but they can grow in proportion to the growth of the infants. Here, we report the case of a 4-month-old boy with a solitary, localized skin-colored nodule on the precalcaneal plantar region of his right heel, diagnosed as a PCFH.