A pink nodule on a boy’s knee
BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071525 (Published 26 January 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:e071525
- Li-wen Zhang, attending dermatologist1,
- Wen-ju Wang, attending dermatologist1,
- Tao Chen, professor of dermatology1,
- Rong-hua Xu, professor of neurosurgery2
- 1Department of Dermatovenereology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- 2Institute of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Correspondence to: T Chen 13980427003{at}163.com, R-h Xu elvis0508{at}sina.com
A 3 year old boy presented with an asymptomatic pink nodule on the right knee. The lesion had started as a pink papule 4-5 mm in diameter and gradually enlarged to a smooth, pinkish, rubbery nodule, doubling in size over one year (fig 1). There was no history of trauma or bleeding at the site, and the boy was otherwise healthy. There was no family history of skin cancer. No other visible mucous and skin lesions were observed. As the nodule was increasing in size, it was excised entirely and sent for histopathology (fig 2) to provide a definitive diagnosis.
Pink nodule on the patient’s right knee
Histopathology of nodule (magnification×40 (left),×400 (right)) shows …
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