Precalcaneal Congenital Fibrolipomatous Hamartomas: Report of 3 Additional Cases and Discussion of the Differential Diagnosis

We report 3 cases of otherwise healthy infants with nodules on their soles. The nodules were present at birth or developed in early childhood. This condition has first been described in 1977 and was termed precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartoma (PCFH). Since then the same entity has been...

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Published inDermatology (Basel) Vol. 218; no. 3; pp. 260 - 264
Main Authors Laetsch Semadeni, B., Mainetti, C., Itin, P., Lautenschlager, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland Karger 01.01.2009
S. Karger AG
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Congenital diseases
Dermatology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Foot Diseases - congenital
Foot Diseases - diagnosis
Foot Diseases - pathology
Hamartoma - congenital
Hamartoma - diagnosis
Hamartoma - pathology
Heel
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Skin diseases
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Pedal papules
Hamartoma, congenital, precalcaneal
Pseudotumor
Papule
Skin disease
Congenital
Dermatology
Benign neoplasm
Differential diagnostic
Hamartoma
Foot
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Summary:We report 3 cases of otherwise healthy infants with nodules on their soles. The nodules were present at birth or developed in early childhood. This condition has first been described in 1977 and was termed precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartoma (PCFH). Since then the same entity has been reported under various denominations. The incidence of PCFH is underestimated, and it is important to recognize the benign nature of this disorder.
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ISSN:1018-8665
1421-9832
DOI:10.1159/000195175