title: Self-healing generalized infantile myofibromatosis with elevated urinary bFGF.
abstract: We report a case of generalized infantile myofibromatosis with favorable outcome despite systemic involvement. Elevated urinary bFGF levels during the active phase of the disease suggested an angiogenic stimulation in the pathogenesis of myofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Léauté-Labrèze
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Labarthe
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanyas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dosquet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taïeb
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000652:urine*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2