Prurigiform Angiomatosis: A New Term for Describing the Prominent Dermal Angiomatoid Proliferation Underlying Epidermal Changes in Prurigo Nodularis/Lichen Simplex Chronicus. / Angiomatosis prurigiforme: una nueva entidad propuesta para la proliferación angiomatoide dérmica prominente subyacente a los cambios epidérmicos de prurigo nodularis/liquen simple crónico.

ABSTRACT

Vascular hyperplasia is a common finding in prurigo nodularis/lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). The term prurigiform angiomatosis was recently proposed to describe a histologic pattern characterized by prominent vascular hyperplasia in patients with LSC. The aim of this study was to identify cases of LSC with this pattern and analyze associations with clinical and pathologic features and disease course. We reviewed 54 cases of histologically confirmed LSC and detected findings consistent with prurigiform angiomatosis in 10 (18.5%). The patients (7 men, 3 women) had a mean age of 59.7 years. The lesions were pruritic and predominantly located on the extremities and trunk. The most notable histologic finding was vascular proliferation in the superficial dermis associated with a lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate. Recognition of prurigiform angiomatosis is important as it helps not only to distinguish LSC from other entities (mainly vascular tumors) but also to detect lesions that need to be surgically excised due to poor response to topical treatment.