Chapter 8: Lumps and Bumps

Dermatofibroma

Dermatofibromas are a benign growth thought to possibly occur in response to trauma but the exact cause is unknown. They appear as firm, rubbery skin coloured to hyperpigmented nodules with a characteristic “dimple sign” when the lesion is gently squeezed. No treatment is required 

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