Aggressive infantile fibromatosis
Yesudian, D.P.; Krishnan, S.G.; Jayaraman, M.; Janaki, V.R.; Raj, B.J.
Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology 62(5): 327-328
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0378-6323 PMID: 20948107 Document Number: 461337
An 8-month-old infant presented with 2 ulcerated indurated plaques in the right lower limb. The lesions grew rapidly initially but for the last 2 months, they have been stationary. Biopsy showed proliferation of fusiform fibroblasts some of which were arranged in whorls. The clinical picture and the histopathology suggested the diagnosis of an aggressive infantile fibromatosis. This is one of the types of juvenile fibromatoses, a group of tumours characterised by fibrous tissue proliferation present at birth or acquired early in childhood.