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LEDDERHOSE DISEASE: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Plantar fibromatosis, or Ledderhose disease, is a rare hyperproliferative disorder of the plantar aponeurosis. It may occur at any age with the greatest prevalence at middle age and beyond. This disorder is more common in men than woman and it is sometimes associated with other forms of fibromatosis. A 28-year-old Brazilian woman with a six-year history of painless bilateral plantar nodules is described in this article.
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