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A Case Of Infantile Digital Fibromatosis Showing Spontaneous Regression

Ishii et al., 1989Other/Unknown

British Journal of Dermatology 121(1): Jul 1989; 129-133

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Abstract

A case of infantile digital fibromatosis (IDF) in a 3-year-old girl is reported. Two tumours were present on the left fourth toe and one over the lateral aspect of the left heel. Histological examination revealed that the tumor cells contained intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies, characteristic for this condition. The tumours showed spontaneous regression without therapy.

Case Details

Personal Characteristics

3-year-old girl

Clinical Characteristics

Multiple small nodules on the left foot which were firm, smooth and painless. Two were on the left fourth toe and measured 0.8 centimeters and 0.1 centimeters in diameter, respectively, and another was on the lateral aspect of the left heel, being 1 centimeter in diameter

Remission Characteristics

Spontaneous regression without therapy

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

Biopsy of the lesion on the heel

Additional Notes

Histological examination revealed that the tumor cells contained intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies, characteristic for this condition. The tumours showed spontaneous regression without therapy.