Angiokeratoma

Angiokeratoma
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Angiokeratoma is a benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue color and characterized by hyperkeratosis. Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum refers to Fabry's disease,[1] but this is usually considered a distinct condition.

Signs and symptoms

Presentation includes telangiectasia, acanthosis, and hyperkeratosis.[2]

Presentation can be solitary or systemic.[3]

Multiple angiokeratomas, especially on the trunk in young people, are typical for Fabry disease, genetic disorder connected with systemic complications.

Complications

In some instances nodular angiokeratomas can produce necrotic tissue and valleys that can harbor fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Infections can include staphylococcus. If the lesion becomes painful, begins draining fluids or pus, or begins to smell, a doctor may recommend excision and grafting.

Pathophysiology

Histology

Angiokeratomas characteristically have large dilated blood vessels in the superficial dermis and hyperkeratosis (overlying the dilated vessels).

  • Scrotal angiokeratoma; visible large dilated blood vessels and hyperkeratosis
    Scrotal angiokeratoma; visible large dilated blood vessels and hyperkeratosis
  • Scrotal angiokeratoma (Fordyce type); multiple papules made by dilatated capillaries
    Scrotal angiokeratoma (Fordyce type); multiple papules made by dilatated capillaries
  • Scrotal angiokeratoma (Fordyce type); dilated cavernous capillaries, acanthosis
    Scrotal angiokeratoma (Fordyce type); dilated cavernous capillaries, acanthosis
  • Scrotal angiokeratoma (Mibelli type); blood vessels close to the epidermis
    Scrotal angiokeratoma (Mibelli type); blood vessels close to the epidermis
  • Angiokeratoma (Mibelli type)
    Angiokeratoma (Mibelli type)

Diagnosis

Classification

Angiokeratoma may be classified as:

  • Angiokeratoma of Mibelli (also known as "Mibelli's angiokeratoma,"[4] "Telangiectatic warts"[5]) consists of 1- to 5-mm red vascular papules, the surfaces of which become hyperkeratotic in the course of time.[5]: 589  The disease is named after Italian dermatologist Vittorio Mibelli (1860-1910).[6]
  • Angiokeratoma of Fordyce (also known as "Angiokeratoma of the scrotum and vulva," though not to be confused with Fordyce's spots)[5] 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.[5]: 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.[5]: 584 

Treatment

See also

References

  1. ^ Trickett R, Dowd H (October 2006). "Angiokeratoma of the scrotum: a case of scrotal bleeding". Emerg Med J. 23 (10): e57. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038745. PMC 2579622. PMID 16988295.
  2. ^ "angiokeratoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ^ Sion-Vardy N, Manor E, Puterman M, Bodner L (January 2008). "Solitary angiokeratoma of the tongue" (PDF). Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 13 (1): E12–4. PMID 18167473.
  4. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  5. ^ a b c d e James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  6. ^ Mibelli's disease II @ Who Named It