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Jonathan A. Baron, MD; John Raines, MD; Jerry Bangert, MD; Ronald C. Hansen, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson (Drs Baron, Bangert, and Hansen), and Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz (Dr Raines)

Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:259-264.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 17-month-old white boy presented with a persistent asymptomatic swelling on the left lateral nasal sidewall. His parents first noticed a bluish macule when he was 4 months old. The lesion had partially regressed and then had regrown when the patient was 15 months old. There was no history of trauma, and the patient's medical history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a solitary 1 x 1-cm, smooth-surfaced, slightly pink, firm nodule located on the left lateral nasal sidewall. The lesion did blanch on compression.

The nodule was excised when the patient was 18 months old; however, 2 years later, local recurrence was observed. The recurrent lesion was more violaceous than before, and rather than being smooth surfaced, it seemed to be composed of multiple firm papules. The lesion was reexcised with frozen-section control to ensure complete . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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