Dermatological presentations of infantile myofibromatosis: A review of 27 cases

✍ Scribed by Duncan Stanford; Maureen Rogers

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 158 KB
• Volume: 41
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-8380
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00420.x

✦ Synopsis

SUMMARY

Twenty‐seven cases of infantile myofibromatosis presenting with dermatological manifestations were retrospectively reviewed. Approximately 80% were solitary lesions and 50% of these appeared on the head and neck. Around 60% were present at or soon after birth. Most lesions were dermal or subcutaneous, although some were intramuscular and intraosseous. The clinical appearance was non‐specific leading to frequent misdiagnosis. While most patients presented with nodules, atrophic depressed lesions and warty pedunculated lesions were also seen. Although 7% of lesions recurred after excision, spontaneous resolution was also documented.