Tufted angioma in ear auricle: importance of the differential diagnosis / Hemangioma em penacho no pavilhao auricular: importancia do diagnostico diferencial
An. bras. dermatol
; An. bras. dermatol;88(6,supl.1): 113-115, Nov-Dec/2013. graf
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ABSTRACT
Tufted angioma is an acquired vascular proliferation with specific histological characteristics. The most common clinical features are erythematous macules. It occurs predominantly in children and young adults, especially in the chest and neck. We report the case of a male patient, 12 years old, with an increased right ear auricle associated with erythematous macules and increased local temperature, referred with a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy; however, this diagnosis was questioned. Histopathology was consistent with tufted angioma.
RESUMO
O Hemangioma em penacho é uma proliferação vascular adquirida de características histológicas peculiares. Sua característica clínica mais comum são máculas eritematosas. Ocorre predominantemente em crianças e adultos jovens, principalmente no tórax e pescoço. Relata-se o caso de paciente do sexo masculino, 12 anos, com aumento do pavilhão auricular direito associado a máculas eritematosas e aumento da temperatura local, encaminhado com diagnóstico de Hanseníase Virchowiana, entretanto, tal diagnóstico foi questionado. Histopatologia compatível com Hemangioma em penacho.
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النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Skin Neoplasms
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Ear Neoplasms
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Ear Auricle
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Hemangioma
نوع الدراسة:
Diagnostic_studies
المحددات:
Child
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
An. bras. dermatol
موضوع المجلة:
DERMATOLOGIA
السنة:
2013
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Article