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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 9:48:66-68.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.02.038. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Venous hemangioma arising within the nailbed: A rare clinical presentation

Bridget Myers  1 , Boya Abudu  1 , Ilana Breen  1 , Lawrence S Chan  1 , Maxwell Fung  1 , Jayne Joo  1
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Case Reports

Venous hemangioma arising within the nailbed: A rare clinical presentation

Bridget Myers et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: subungual pigmented lesion; venous hemangioma; venous lake.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
On examination, a 2 × 2 mm ill-defined subungual dark bluish discoloration with a violaceous hue on the central proximal portion of the nail plate of the left second finger was observed.
Fig 2
Fig 2
During the nail biopsy, the nail plate was elevated revealing subtle nailbed fullness surrounding a dark blue discoloration.
Fig 3
Fig 3
A 2 × 2 mm vascular lobule was removed and sent for pathologic examination.
Fig 4
Fig 4
Histopathologic examination on low power (40× magnification, left) and high power (200× magnification, right) showed dilated endothelial-lined vessels within the deeper dermis, consistent with a venous hemangioma.
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