Korean J Dermatol.
2006 Jan;44(1):71-74.
A Case of Calcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma with Gait Disturbance
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. hopekoo@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Calvus, callus, plantar warts and piezogenic papules are well known to cause discomfort and disturbance of gait in ordinary physical and sports activities. Furthermore, calcifying aponeurotic fibroma, whose mass slowly grows on the palms and soles of children and young adults, leads to pain, disturbance of gait, and even to skeletal deformities. A 22-year-old woman noticed an elevated subcutaneous mass on the left plantar surface of her big toe, which was accompanied with pain, tenderness and gait disturbance. The histologic findings showed an ill-circumscribed fibroblastic proliferation with foci of calcification and chondroid differentiation. After total excision of the mass, the patient became free of the above symptoms and the lesion did not recur for 9 months.
