ABSTRACT
Vascular malformations (VM) are congenital, benign, and relatively frequent lesions. Scant data have been published about the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of VM from a dermatologist's perspective. The substantial differences between subtypes, broad range of specialists consulted and confusing nomenclature used over previous years may hamper a correct diagnosis. The main objective of this study is to describe VM epidemiology. As a secondary endpoint we evaluate clinical characteristics, clinical-radiological correlation and treatment approaches. We carried out an observational, descriptive, retrospective study. Cases presented to the multidisciplinary committee of our hospital from 2009 to 2019 were retrieved. Electronic medical records, monthly committee reports and the iconographic archive were reviewed and statistically analyzed. Overall, venous malformations (VeM) are the most frequent VM, followed by capillary malformations (CM), arterioVeM and lymphatic malformations (LM). Considering only patients under 16, CMs are the most frequent ones. Capillary and LMs are larger than venous or arteriovenous. While CMs are usually asymptomatic, symptomatic cases are threefold more frequent in the other subtypes. Decisions on active or conservative management depend on VM size but not location or patient age. CMs are mainly treated with laser therapy; venous with sclerotherapy or surgery; arteriovenous with surgery and lymphatic with surgery or sirolimus. Dermatologists play an important role in VM diagnosis and management. Our 10-year multidisciplinary experience should contribute to the literature and represent a practical resource for clinicians and researchers.
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Lymphatic Abnormalities , Vascular Malformations , Humans , Retrospective Studies , Sclerotherapy/adverse effects , Vascular Malformations/diagnosis , Vascular Malformations/epidemiology , Vascular Malformations/therapy , VeinsABSTRACT
La leishmaniasis es una infección endémica en nuestro medio. Dentro de sus presentaciones, la forma mucocutánea es la menos frecuente. A pesar de ello se ha de tener en cuenta incluso en casos clínicamente sugestivos de patología tumoral, como el que presentamos
Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in the mediterranean region. Although mucocutaneous presentation is not frequent, we should considerate it in the differential diagnosis of tumoral pathology
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Leishmania/isolation & purification , Skin Diseases, Infectious/diagnosis , Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/drug therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Lip Diseases/microbiology , Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous/etiology , Insect Bites and Stings/complications , Meglumine Antimoniate/therapeutic useABSTRACT
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Humans , Female , Infant , Mouth Mucosa/pathology , Oral Ulcer/diagnosis , Natal Teeth/abnormalities , Tongue/injuries , Oral Ulcer/pathology , IncisorABSTRACT
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