Infantile Digital Fibromatosis Clinical Presentation

  • Author: Theresa Schroeder Devere, MD; Chief Editor: Dirk M Elston, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jan 12, 2012
 

History

Patients with infantile digital fibromatosis are asymptomatic, without associated systemic symptoms.

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Physical

Single or multiple, firm, erythematous, dermal nodules with a smooth dome-shaped surface appear on the dorsolateral aspect of the distal phalanges of the digits. Infantile digital fibromatosis lesions can grow up to 2 cm in diameter, yet they rarely cause functional impairment or deformity. The distribution of lesions includes the fingers and the toes with equal frequency, except for sparing of the thumbs and the great toes. Rare extradigital sites reported include the hands, the feet, the arms, the nose, the breasts, and the tongue.

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Causes

The cause of infantile digital fibromatosis is unknown.

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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Theresa Schroeder Devere, MD  Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Residency Director, Oregon Health Sciences University

Theresa Schroeder Devere, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, and Phi Beta Kappa

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Coauthor(s)

Susan Bayliss Mallory, MD  Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Professor, Saint Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University

Susan Bayliss Mallory, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Society for Investigative Dermatology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

Jean Paul Ortonne, MD  Chair, Department of Dermatology, Professor, Hospital L'Archet, Nice University, France

Jean Paul Ortonne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and American Dermatological Association

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Michael J Wells, MD  Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Michael J Wells, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, and Texas Medical Association

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Van Perry, MD  Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

Van Perry, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

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Catherine M Quirk, MD  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine M Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology

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Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD  Director, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York

Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology

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Dermal tumor with interlacing spindle-shaped cells and collagen bundles. Perinuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies are not visible at this magnification.
Firm, nontender, erythematous nodule on the fifth finger of a 17-month-old boy.
A dermal nodule extending into the subcutaneous fat.
 
 
 
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