RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Pavilhão Auricular/patologia , Neoplasias da Orelha/patologia , Hemangioma/patologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Biópsia , Criança , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Hanseníase Virchowiana/patologia , MasculinoRESUMO
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.
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.