Ultrasound Pattern of Congenital Smooth Muscle Hamartoma of the Skin

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1002/jum.16636
dc.creatorMeza, Victor
dc.creatorAranibar, Ligia
dc.creatorWortsman, Ximena
dc.date2025
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T19:52:54Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T19:52:54Z
dc.description<p>Smooth muscle hamartoma (SMH) of the skin is a cutaneous benign proliferation of mature smooth muscle. Congenital SMH (CSMH) of the skin represents the most frequent type, and to date, there are no reports on its ultrasonographic pattern. A retrospective study of the color Doppler ultrasound (US) images of six CSMH patients at high and ultra-high frequencies was performed. Demographic data and US characteristics were analyzed. All cases presented a focal area of dermal thickening, decreased dermal echogenicity, and/or distorted dermal regions with prominent hair follicles. A total of 83.3% of cases showed no signs of internal vascularity at color Doppler imaging. Ultrasonographic features can support clinical diagnosis and follow-up of CSMH, which may potentially avoid biopsies.</p>eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/c09652f9-b5a3-4fcd-8ee6-9e4758bcbcca
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/57960
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourcevol.44 (2025) nr.4 p.779-785
dc.subjectcongenital
dc.subjectcongenital smooth muscle hamartoma
dc.subjectdermatologic
dc.subjectdermatology
dc.subjecthamartoma
dc.subjectmuscle
dc.subjectpediatric
dc.subjectskin
dc.subjectultrasound
dc.titleUltrasound Pattern of Congenital Smooth Muscle Hamartoma of the Skineng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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