ABSTRACT
La hiperplasia angiolinfoide con eosinofilia (HALE) es una proliferación vascular benigna caracterizada por lesiones angiomatosas solitarias o múltiples, que se presentan más frecuentemente en mujeres jóvenes o de mediana edad, en cabeza y cuello, con predilección por la región periauricular. Esta enfermedad plantea un diagnóstico diferencial extenso, tanto con lesiones benignas como malignas, por lo que la posibilidad de tener una herramienta diagnóstica no invasiva como la ecografía puede ser de utilidad. Presentamos una serie de casos de HALE con morfología ecográfica "en placa pseudonodular hipervascular" de localización periauricular, con correlación clínica e histológica. Se demostró comunicación vascular ecográfica entre lesiones que parecían clínicamente separadas. El conocimiento de esta forma de presentación ecográfica podría contribuir a mejorar la precisión del diagnóstico y seguimiento evolutivo de estos casos
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a benign vascular proliferation characterized by solitary or multiple angiomatous lesions. It is most common in young or middle-aged women, and the lesions typically affect the head and neck, showing a particular predilection for the periauricular region. The differential diagnosis in patients with ALHE is broad and includes both benign and malignant conditions. We report on a series of cases of periauricular ALHE in which ultrasound imaging revealed an hypervascular, pseudonodular and plaque-like morphology with clinical and histologic correlations. It also evidenced vascular communication between lesions that appeared to be separate on clinical examination. Familiarity with such ultrasound presentations could help to improve diagnostic accuracy and facilitate disease monitoring in patients with ALHE
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Young Adult , Adult , Middle Aged , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/pathology , Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue/ultrastructure , Ultrasonography/methods , Skin/injuries , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a benign vascular proliferation characterized by solitary or multiple angiomatous lesions. It is most common in young or middle-aged women, and the lesions typically affect the head and neck, showing a particular predilection for the periauricular region. The differential diagnosis in patients with ALHE is broad and includes both benign and malignant conditions. We report on a series of cases of periauricular ALHE in which ultrasound imaging revealed an hypervascular, pseudonodular and plaque-like morphology with clinical and histologic correlations. It also evidenced vascular communication between lesions that appeared to be separate on clinical examination. Familiarity with such ultrasound presentations could help to improve diagnostic accuracy and facilitate disease monitoring in patients with ALHE.
Subject(s)
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/diagnostic imaging , Facial Dermatoses/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography/methods , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/epidemiology , Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia/pathology , Ear , Facial Dermatoses/epidemiology , Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Skin/blood supply , Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color/methods , Young AdultABSTRACT
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