Asymptomatic plantar nodules in a 1-year-old healthy girl

Alowirdi, Fatimah; Altawil, Lama; Alhumidi, Ahmed; Alzain, Maram

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.09.008

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“…PPPs appear on the lateral and medial aspect of the feet on standing, due to increased pressure, and represent herniations of subcutaneous fat into the dermis. PCFHs usually grow in proportion to the child and in most cases tend to regress after 3 years from onset 8,9 …”

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“…PCFHs usually grow in proportion to the child and in most cases tend to regress after 3 years from onset. 8,9 The histopathologic differential diagnosis includes nevus lipomatosus superficialis, which has a predilection for the pelvic girdle, and therefore the heel would be a highly unusual location. In addition, in nevus lipomatosus superficialis, adipose tissue tends to extend more superficially than in our case.…”

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A plantar subcutaneous nodule in a healthy infant

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Betts

et al. 2024

Pediatric Dermatology

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An 8-month-old boy presented with a lesion on the plantar aspect of his left hindfoot. The lesion was completely asymptomatic and, according to the child's parents, had been present since birth but grew proportionally to the infant. Physical examination revealed a soft, non-tender, subcutaneous nodule approximately 1 cm in diameter anterior to the heel with normal overlying skin (Figure 1). A full skin examination showed no other abnormalities elsewhere. The patient had an ultrasound scan of the lesion followed by a diagnostic punch biopsy. Ultrasound examination showed a relatively ill-defined thickening of the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue corresponding to the visible and palpable nodule, measuring 8 mm in diameter and 3 mm in thickness. There was no evidence of vascularity with Doppler ultrasound and no underlying fluid collection or discrete mass. The underlying musculo-tendinous structures were unremarkable (Figure 2). Histopathology of a punch biopsy is shown in Figure 3.

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