GLOMUS TUMOR WITH ASSOCIATED SUBUNGUAL WART ON HALLUX

• Autor(a) principal: Barreto, Taynara de Mattos
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Nakamura, Robertha Carvalho, dos Santos, Talita Batalha Pires, Vendramini, Dâmia Leal, de Azevedo, Thales Pereira, Dutra, Anna Luiza Bento
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.2.264
• topic: Hand dermatoses; Fibroma; Doenças do pé; Doenças das unhas; Hálux; Neoplasias da pele; Tumor glômico

Glomus tumor is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor present in the reticular dermis, frequently located in the hands. We report a case of a woman, 51 years old, with a history of long-lasting changes in the appearance of the left hallux’s nail and intense local pain. After several treatments, being already diagnosed the subungual wart, glomus tumor was suspected, because of the suggestive symptoms and clinical tests. Surgery was performed, with histopathological confirmation of both hypotheses. The possible diagnosis is the sum of suggestive clinical history, clinical tests and imaging tests, but only confirmed by histopathology. The treatment is surgical, treating pain and preventing recurrence. The present case reports associated diagnoses (glomus tumor and subungual wart) culminating with the major changes in the appearance of the nail. This paper emphasizes the need to suspect the diagnostic of glomus tumor on cases of obscure pain in fingers or toes.