Congenital multiple clustered dermatofibroma and multiple eruptive dermatofibromas - unusual presentations of a common entity

  • Pinto-Almeida T
  • Caetano M
  • Alves R
  • et al.
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Abstract

Dermatofibroma is one of the most common entities seen in dermatology clinical practice. Several clinical subtypes have nevertheless been described, all of them of uncommon occurrence. The authors present two rare clinical variants of dermatofibromas: congenital multiple clustered dermatofibroma (the presented case is the 4th congenital case to be reported so far) and multiple eruptive dermatofibromas developing in the setting of a Sjögren's syndrome. Since the uncommon subtypes may not be clinically evident, dermatologists should familiarize themselves with their main features and we advise a high level of clinical suspicion in order to reach the correct diagnosis.O dermatofibroma é uma das entidades mais frequentemente observadas na prática clínica dermatológica. No entanto, além do dermatofibroma comum, vários subtipos clínicos de ocorrência incomum têm sido descritos na literatura. Os autores descrevem duas variantes clínicas raras de dermatofibromas: dermatofibroma múltiplo agrupado congênito (o caso apresentado é o quarto caso congênito reportado até hoje) e dermatofibromas eruptivos múltiplos no contexto de uma Síndrome de Sjögren. Estes diagnósticos menos comuns podem não ser clinicamente evidentes portanto os dermatologistas devem estar familiarizados com estas apresentações, sendo de suma importância um elevado índice de suspeita clínica.

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Pinto-Almeida, T., Caetano, M., Alves, R., & Selores, M. (2013). Congenital multiple clustered dermatofibroma and multiple eruptive dermatofibromas - unusual presentations of a common entity. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 88(6 suppl 1), 63–66. https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132647

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