Angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme: a case report of a rare disease.

Abstract

Angiokeratomas are relatively rare vascular lesions characterized by ectasias of the papillary dermal blood vessels with secondary epidermal changes in the form of acanthosis and/or hyperkeratosis. Amongst the several variants of angiokeratomas, angiokeratoma circumscriptum is the least common one. Angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme (ACN) is a still rarer type of angiokeratoma, which is typically seen at birth. We report here a case of linear, unilateral, verrucous plaques on the leg of a young man, diagnosed as ACN.

• Authors: Sudip Kumar Ghosh, Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, Loknath Ghoshal, Susmit Haldar
• Journal: Dermatology online journal (Dermatol Online J) Vol. 17 Issue 9 Pg. 11 (Sep 15 2011) ISSN: 1087-2108 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21971276 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Angiokeratoma (diagnosis, pathology)
• Humans
• Leg
• Skin Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology)
• Young Adult