Progress of an isolated collagenoma during pregnancy |
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| Authors: | Ezgi Akta? Karabay Özlem Yap?c?er |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Dermatology, Bahçe?ehir University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Department of Pathology, Bahçe?ehir University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Collagenomas are connective tissue naevi composed predominantly of collagen. Isolated collagenomas are usually localized to a single body region, acquired, and of rare occurrence. We describe a patient with an isolated collagenoma that showed an increase in size during pregnancy and regressed afterwards. |
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| Keywords: | collagenoma connective tissue nevus hamartoma hormones pregnancy |
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