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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;22(1):66-8.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2010.22.1.66. Epub 2010 Feb 28.

A case of post-injury angiokeratoma circumscriptum of the chest

Na Hyun Kwon  1 , Si Yong Kim, Gyong Moon Kim
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Case Reports

A case of post-injury angiokeratoma circumscriptum of the chest

Na Hyun Kwon et al. Ann Dermatol. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Angiokeratomas represent vascular lesions and are histologically characterized by superficial vascular ectasia and overlying acanthosis and/or hyperkeratosis. Angiokeratomas can be classified into five types, with angiokeratoma circumscriptum representing the least common of the five types. Angiokeratoma circumscriptum presents at birth and frequently occurs unilaterally on the leg. Herein, we report a rare case of long term angiokeratoma circumscriptum (twelve years) on the right chest, discovered following the excision of a lipoma from the same area.

Keywords: Angiokeratoma circumscriptum; Chest; Injury.

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Fig. 1
Several, red to violaceous colored clustered macules and papules on the right chest.
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Fig. 2
(A) Histopathology showing acanthosis with dilated blood-filled vessels in the papillary dermis (H&E stain, ×40). (B) Dilated blood vessels with overlying epidermal hyperplasia (H&E stain, ×200). (C) Immunohistopathology showing positive reactions against CD34 stain (×200).
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