Angiokeratoma

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

Angiokeratoma is benign cutaneous injury of capillaries, resulting in small lesions on the skin, typically having a red to blue color and characterized by hyperkeratosis.

Classification

Angiokeratoma may be classified as:

  • Angiokeratoma of Mibelli (also known as "Mibelli's angiokeratoma,"[1] "Telangiectatic warts"[2]) consists of 1- to 5-mm red vascular papules, the surfaces of which become hyperkeratotic in the course of time.[2]:589 The disease is named after Italian dermatologist Vittorio Mibelli (1860-1910).[3]
  • Angiokeratoma of Fordyce (also known as "Angiokeratoma of the scrotum and vulva," though not to be confused with Fordyce's spots)[2] is a skin condition characterized by red to blue papules on the scrotum or vulva.
  • Solitary angiokeratoma is a small, bluish-black, warty papule that occurs predominantly on the lower extremities.[2]:590
  • Verrucous vascular malformation (also known as "Angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme") is a malformation of dermal and subcutaneous capillaries and veins, a congenital vascular malformation, which, over time, a verrucous component appears.[2]:584

Diagnosis

Physical Examination

Skin
Solitary Angiokeratoma

Lower Extremity

Angiokeratoma Circumscriptum
Lower Extremity
Angiokeratoma Of The Scrotum

External links

References

  1. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  3. Mibelli's disease II @ Who Named It

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