BACKGROUND: The finger, toe, and nail unit are rare sites of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Only a few patients with BCC of the foot have been described in the world literature, and ungual BCC is even less frequent. OBJECTIVE: To discuss through a case report the clinical features and diagnosis of BCC of the foot. METHODS: We report an unusual case of BCC of the nail unit of the fifth toe of an elderly woman that mimicked chronic dermatitis. CONCLUSION: Our case clearly highlights the need for biopsy and histopathologic examination whenever we see inflammatory lesions with a loss of substance that are refractory to systemic or topical treatments.

Ungual basal cell carcinoma of the fifth toe mimicking chronic dermatitis / V, DE GIORGI; Salvini, C; Massi, D; Sestini, S; Difonzo, Em; Carli, P. - In: DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1076-0512. - STAMPA. - 31:(2005), pp. 723-725.

Ungual basal cell carcinoma of the fifth toe mimicking chronic dermatitis

MASSI, DANIELA;DIFONZO, ELISA MARGHERITA;
2005

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The finger, toe, and nail unit are rare sites of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Only a few patients with BCC of the foot have been described in the world literature, and ungual BCC is even less frequent. OBJECTIVE: To discuss through a case report the clinical features and diagnosis of BCC of the foot. METHODS: We report an unusual case of BCC of the nail unit of the fifth toe of an elderly woman that mimicked chronic dermatitis. CONCLUSION: Our case clearly highlights the need for biopsy and histopathologic examination whenever we see inflammatory lesions with a loss of substance that are refractory to systemic or topical treatments.
2005
31
723
725
V, DE GIORGI; Salvini, C; Massi, D; Sestini, S; Difonzo, Em; Carli, P
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