ALLMedicine™ Acquired Digital Fibrokeratoma Center

Jul 18th, 2020 - Acquired digital fibrokeratomas are a benign soft tissue tumor with typical appearance and anatomical locations. This lesion generally occurs in middle aged males with common sites of occurrence in the digits of upper or lower extremities. Previou...

Jul 28th, 2019 - A 53-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic nodule on the distal subungual right fifth fingernail that had slowly enlarged over the last year. An excisional biopsy showed an acanthotic epidermis surmounted by hyperkeratotic scale as well as...

Jun 5th, 2019 - Case Report A 53-year-old woman presented for an initial visit to the dermatology clinic for a growth under the right fifth fingernail of 1 year’s duration. She had no history of trauma to the digit or pain or bleeding.

May 20th, 2018 - Acquired digital fibrokeratoma (ADFK) is a rare, benign, fibrous tumor that most often occurs on fingers. It may resemble a rudimentary supernumerary digit and is often misdiagnosed as another common benign condition, such as common wart. It is ty...

Jan 23rd, 2017 - Background In 1968, Bart et al[1] described 10 cases of an uncommon acquired growth that was located on the fingers. Although it clinically resembled a cutaneous horn or rudimentary supernumerary digit, it had distinct histopathological findings. ...

Jun 5th, 2019 - Case Report A 53-year-old woman presented for an initial visit to the dermatology clinic for a growth under the right fifth fingernail of 1 year’s duration. She had no history of trauma to the digit or pain or bleeding.

Dec 15th, 2014 - DISCUSSION This type of cyst is sometimes referred to as an implantation cyst and occurs when epidermal tissue, including sebaceous glands, is implanted into deeper tissue by a penetrating injury and continues to grow. Although this is an utterly.