Angiokeratoma circumscriptum D23.L

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 18.05.2024

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Synonym(s)

angiokeratoma circumscriptum; angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme; Angiokeratoma corporis circumscriptum naeviforme; angiokeratoma corporis naeviforme; angiokeratoma naeviforme; angioma verrucosum; Blood vessel nevi; Hemangioma verrucous; verrucous haemangioma

History
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Fabry, 1915

Definition
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Not quite rare, unilateral, mostly monotopic, gynecotropic, venous malformation mainly of the lower extremity.

Pathophysiology
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The mechanism for the development of angiokeratoma circumscriptum is unknown. It is speculated that altered hemodynamics, chronic trauma, tissue asphyxiation, congenital causes, pregnancy or frostbite play a role in the development of ectatic blood vessels in the papillary dermis below the basement membrane. The epidermal changes are reactive, increase with age and follow vascular ectasia. The condition is benign and is not usually associated with systemic disease. However, it has rarely been associated with Klippel-Trenauney syndrome and Cobbs syndrome.

Manifestation
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Mostly congenital, rarely occurring during childhood. Women are 3 times more frequently affected than men.

Localization
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Lower extremities, rare strain.

Clinical features
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Single or plural, isolated or confluent, light red to violet-red, but in places also blue to black-red or black (thrombosed), flat but also sour, clearly consistency increased plaques or nodules.

Single plaques usually only a few centimetres in size; confluent plaques up to the size of the palm of the hand, possibly affecting an entire limb; also possible in a linear arrangement. Usually no subjective complaints.

Local accidental bleeding possible.

Commonly occurring as a sign of complex venous malformation in combination with nevus flammeus, veinctasia and osteohypertrophy.

S.a.u. Cobb syndrome.

Histology
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Hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis, irregular acanthosis. Volumes of strongly dilated, erythrocyte-filled capillaries throughout the corium, sometimes extending into the subcutis.

Various authors refer to the angiokeratoma circumscriptum with vascular parts reaching the deep tissue layers including subcutis and fascia as verrucous hemangioma.

Differential diagnosis
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Therapy
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With flat angiokeratomas, an experiment with laser therapy ( argon laser) is possible. For verrucous forms excision in LA.

Progression/forecast
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Initially mostly flat, easily compressible, red-blue plaque; proportional growth in size over the years; simultaneous growth in thickness with a verrucous surface. No tendency to regress. Not infrequently surface bleeding after banal injuries, also thrombosis, so that the color can change from red-blue to homogeneous black (DD: malignant melanoma).

Literature
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  2. del Pozo J, Fonseca E (2005) Angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviforme: successful treatment with carbon-dioxide laser vaporization. Dermatol Surg 31: 232-236
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  4. Fabry J (1916) On the clinic and etiology of angiokeratoma. Archives of Dermatology and Syphilis (Berlin) 123: 294-307
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Last updated on: 18.05.2024