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A Partially Regressed, Atrophic Plaque on a 17‐Year‐Old Girl: An Unusual Presentation of Myofibromatosis
Author(s) -
Weaver Chad H.,
Merritt Brad G.,
Groben Pamela A.,
Morrell Dean S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01265.x
Subject(s) - girl , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , surgery , developmental psychology , psychology
Solitary cutaneous myofibromas have been reported in patients of all ages. Infantile and adult forms are distinguished by age of onset, location of lesions, and the potential for infantile myofibromas to regress. We report a case of a 17‐year‐old girl with a solitary myofibroma on the right leg that presented as a partially regressed, atrophic plaque with multiple surrounding papules. Unusual features of this case include the tumor size, simultaneous regression and proliferation, patient age, and gender.