Acquired digital fibrokeratoma
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Acquired digital fibrokeratoma is a rare benign skin tumour.[1]
General
- May be due to trauma.[2]
Gross
- Well circumscribed nodule.
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Acanthotic epidermis.
- Fibrotic dermis with "vertically oriented" collagen bundles.
- "Vertically oriented": deep to superficial (as opposed to along the surface of the skin).
DDx:
- Angiofibroma.
- Verruca vulgaris - has koilocytes.
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Skin Lesion, Left Fifth Digit, Excision:
- Acquired digital fibrokeratoma.
Comment:
Acquired digital fibrokeratoma is a benign skin lesion. Trauma may play a role in its formation.
See also
References
- ↑ Shih S, Khachemoune A (February 2019). "Acquired digital fibrokeratoma: review of its clinical and dermoscopic features and differential diagnosis". Int J Dermatol 58 (2): 151–158. doi:10.1111/ijd.14046. PMID 29777543.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mancuso CJ, Magro CM, Lipner SR (June 2019). "Acquired digital fibrokeratoma presenting as a painless nodule on the right fifth fingernail". Cutis 103 (6): 340–342. PMID 31348447.