Syn.: Infantile digital fibroma.
Def .: It is fibromatosis located on the fingers of infants and children (Extension finger).
Epid .: Babies and toddlers.
Etiol .: It is congenital but not inherited.
Lock: The fingers are more often involved than the feet, the thumbs and toes are usually not involved.
Clinical: The disease is characterized by round, domed, smooth, hard, bluish-red nodules. These changes appear in infancy, but can also occur from birth.
Hist .: Fibrous tumor.
Heal: Cryosurgery that accelerates healing.
Year: Good.
Lit.: [1] Reye R.D.K.: Recurring Digital fibromas of childhood. Arch Pathol 1965, 80; 228-31. [2] Albertini J.G., Welsch M.J., Conger L.A. i wsp.: Infantile digital fibroma treated with mohs micrographic surgery. Dermatol Surg 2002, 28; 959-61.
Source: A. Kaszuba, Z. Adamski: “Lexicon of dermatology”; XNUMXst edition, Czelej Publishing House