Dermatofibroma

Proliferation of fibroblasts induced by reaction to insect bite/minor trauma

Aetiology

  • More common in immunosuppressed patients

Clinical presentation

  • Unchanging firm lesion, skin-coloured or brownish
  • Occasionally itchy
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Investigations

  • Dermoscopy if uncertain - scar-like white centre
  • Biopsy if still uncertainy

Management

  • Completely benign - reassure, no excision required