Nodular and diffuse spindle cell infiltration in keloidal scleroderma: a case report

Yiting Li; Yibin Zeng; Zile Chen; Shu Nie; Zhouwei Wu

doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1291941

Frontiers in Medicine (Dec 2023)

Nodular and diffuse spindle cell infiltration in keloidal scleroderma: a case report

Yiting Li,
Yibin Zeng,
Zile Chen,
Shu Nie,
Zhouwei Wu

Affiliations

Yiting Li: Department of Dermatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Yibin Zeng: Department of Dermatology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Zile Chen: Department of Dermatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Shu Nie: Department of Dermatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Zhouwei Wu: Department of Dermatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1291941
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Keloidal scleroderma is a variant of scleroderma that presents as firm keloidal nodules or plaques. Due to the similarity in morphology and pathology, it is often distinguished from a hypertrophic scar or keloid. We report a case of keloidal scleroderma with rare nodular and diffuse spindle cell infiltration in histopathology. Recognition of this unusual histopathological feature may help clinicians improve their knowledge and avoid misdiagnosis.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine

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