{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Confused subcutaneous nodules in children: Differential diagnosis of pilomatricoma in children.
{Author}: Sun J;Fu LB;Xu JS;Han XF;Wei L;
{Journal}: J Cosmet Dermatol
{Volume}: 22
{Issue}: 12
{Year}: 2023 Dec 17
{Factor}: 2.189
{DOI}: 10.1111/jocd.15868
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Pilomatricoma is a common but easily misdiagnosed tumor in children.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To differentiate pilomatricoma from other common subcutaneous nodules in children.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Misdiagnosed subcutaneous nodules in four children were recorded.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A red mass on a 7-year-old boy's head which had been misdiagnosed pyogenic granuloma was proved to be pilomatricoma. A red mass on an 8-month-old boy's face which had been misdiagnosed infantile hemangioma also turned to be pilomotricoma. A red mass on a 21-month-old girl's breast, which had been misdiagnosed pilomatricoma, was proved to be infantile myofibroma. A subcutaneous nodule under a 13-month-old girl's armpit, which had been misdiagnosed pilomatricoma, turned to be BCG-associated lymphadenitis.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>When a child with a subcutaneous nodule attends, pilomatricoma, vascular tumors, fibrous tumors, and BCG-associated lymphadenitis should be considered.