{"id":842,"date":"2023-01-05T19:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pedsdermprimer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=842"},"modified":"2023-01-05T19:38:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:38:39","slug":"dermatofibroma","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pedsdermprimer\/chapter\/dermatofibroma\/","title":{"raw":"Dermatofibroma","rendered":"Dermatofibroma"},"content":{"raw":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\">Dermatofibromas are a benign growth <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\">thought to possibly occur in response to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\">trauma<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\"> but the exact cause is unknown. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102922072 BCX0\">They <\/span><span 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