Two Cases of Angioma Serpiginosum
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 303-306, 1999.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Angioma serpiginosum is a rare vascular naevoid disorder due to progressive ectatic dilatation of capillaries in the papillary dermis. We report two cases of angioma serpiginosum. A 24-year-old woman presented with asymptomatic multiple deeply red macules arranged in a serpiginous pattern on the left posterior thigh. In the other case, an 8-year-old girl had asymptomatic red nonpalpable puncta that were grouped closely together in a linear pattern from the left lower abdomen to thigh. On the histopathological examination, both cases commonly showed grouped, dilated, ectatic vessels in the upper dermis. These clinical and histopathological findings were typical of angioma serpiginosum.
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Main subject:
Thigh
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Capillaries
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Dermis
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Dilatation
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Abdomen
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Hemangioma
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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