Myofibroma of infancy and its mimickers

Abstract

Myofibroma of infancy and its mimickersA female newborn born via natural term spontaneous vaginal delivery presented a congenital purple-red ulcerated and indurated plaque of the foot (Figure 1a) that was initially thought to be secondary to pressure. Ten days later, the patient was referred to us because of the persistence of the lesion. Dermoscopy revealed a central erosive-crusted area surrounded by thick blood vessels, with the presence of white homogenous structures located on a pink structureless background (Figure 1b). The baby