09-18-2006, 04:04 PM
A 42-year-old man consults a physician because he has a 4-mm diameter bright-red nodule on his forefinger that has been developing over the past few months. The lesion is resected and microscopically demonstrates a lobulated proliferation of benign small vessels separated by fibrous stroma. This lesion typically develops in response to which of the following?
A. Bacterial infection
B. Fungal infection
C. Mechanical injury
D. Ultraviolet injury
E. Viral infection
A. Bacterial infection
B. Fungal infection
C. Mechanical injury
D. Ultraviolet injury
E. Viral infection