Difference between revisions of "Non-malignant skin disease"

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 :See also: ''[[nasopharyngeal angiofibroma]]''.
 :Should '''not''' be confused with ''[[angiokeratoma]]''.
-:''Fibrous papule'' redirects here.
 ===General===
 *May be seen in the context of [[tuberous sclerosis]] - especially "butterfly area of the face".<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref>
-*Solitary lesions in adults are known as ''fibrous papules'' and classically arise on the nose.<ref name=Ref_Derm505>{{Ref Derm|505}}</ref>
+*Solitary lesions in adults are known as ''[[fibrous papules]]'' and classically arise on the nose.<ref name=Ref_Derm505>{{Ref Derm|505}}</ref>
 Clinical:
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 **Enlarged fibroblasts.
 *Dilated small vessels.
+DDx:
+*[[Benign fibrous papule]] - solitary, nose lesion.
 Image:
 *[http://www.drdittmar.lu/images/sce/angiofibroma-s.jpg Angiofibroma (drdittmar.lu)].<ref>URL: [http://www.drdittmar.lu/Services.aspx http://www.drdittmar.lu/Services.aspx]. Accessed on: 1 September 2011.</ref>
+==Benign fibrous papule==
+*[[AKA]] ''fibrous papule''.
+===General===
+*Benign.
+===Gross===
+*Solitary lesion of nose - '''important'''.<ref name=Ref_Derm505>{{Ref Derm|505}}</ref>
+===Microscopic===
+Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref>
+*Dome-shaped.
+*Fibrotic dermis.
+**Enlarged fibroblasts.
+*Dilated small vessels.
+DDx:
+*[[Angiofibroma]] - not solitary.
 ==Molluscum contagiosum==