Dermatology Practical & Conceptual (Jan 2018)

Satisfactory treatment of an operable connective tissue nevus with intralesional steroid injection

  • Nasrin Saki,
  • Azadeh Dorostkar,
  • Alireza Heiran,
  • Fatemeh Sari Aslani

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1

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Collagenoma is a type of connective tissue nevi, a rare hamartomatous malformation characterized by the predominant proliferation of normal collagen fibers and normal, decreased, or increased elastic fibers. Collagenomas present as multiple or solitary, hereditary or sporadic, asymptomatic, skin-colored papules, nodules, and plaques with variable sizes, and are usually located on the trunk, arm, and back. Here, we report on a 14-year-old boy who presented with an isolated giant collagenoma of the frontal area that dramatically responded to intralesional triamcinolone acetonide.

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