A Case of Traumatic Neuroma.
- Author:
Jin Seok HONG
1
;
Jin PARK
;
Kyung Hwa NAM
;
Seok Kweon YUN
;
Han Uk KIM
;
Chull Wan IHM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. hanukkim@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Traumatic neuroma
- MeSH:
Axons;
Edible Grain;
Cicatrix;
Fingers;
Glass;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Male;
Neuroma;
Preschool Child;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(7):969-972
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neuromas are hyperplasia of axons and associated nerve sheath cells. Cutaneous neuromas are uncommon. Three kinds of true neuromas exist in the skin and mucous membranes: traumatic neuromas, solitary palisaded encapsulated neuromas, and multiple mucosal neuromas. Traumatic neuromas are usually solitary, skin-colored or pink, firm papules or nodules at the sites of scars following local trauma. A 2-year-old male patient presented a solitary rice grain sized, skin-colored painful and tender polypoid papule on the left 2nd finger. The lesion was superimposed on a small linear scar. The patient had taken a trauma by a broken piece of glass about one month before the development of the neuroma. We report a case of traumatic neuroma with a review of the literature.
