title: Cutaneous piloleiomyomata.
abstract: A 49-year-old man presented with an eight-month history of intermittently painful, subcutaneous nodules that were increasing in size, number, and pain intensity. A biopsy specimen showed smooth muscle proliferation, which also stained positive for actin, and was consistent with piloleiomyoma. The patient was placed initially on gabapentin and then nifedipine with very limited success in pain control. The lesions continued to proliferate, and the patient was referred to surgery for excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Noushin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heidary
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosenman
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*