A Case of Verrucous Hemangioma.
- Author:
Sun Ok PARK
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
;
Hong Il KOOK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Capillaries;
Dermis;
Dilatation;
Endothelial Cells;
Epidermis;
Female;
Fibrosis;
Hemangioma*;
Hemangioma, Cavernous;
Humans;
Knee;
Korea;
Numismatics;
Odors;
Ovum;
Papilloma;
Parakeratosis;
Parturition;
Plague;
Subcutaneous Tissue;
Thorax;
Urinalysis;
Vascular Malformations
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1976;14(2):179-183
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Verrucous hemangioma is congenital hemangioma, which is structural varients of capillary or cavernous hemangioma. And it is vascular malformation, in which reactive epidermal acanthosis, papillomatosis, hyperkeratosis develope secondarily. Though foreign anthors have reported some cases of this disease, it is rare hemangioma and it never has been reported in Korea. This 13 year-old, healthy female patient has erythematous patchs on her left knee at birth. It grew become coin to egg sized. Because of verrcous iuflammatory reaction of irregular verrucous surfaced plague, the lesion become necrotic thick crusty plague with severe offensive odor and patient complained of severe pain & motion limitation on her left knee. Urinalysis, C B C, chest PA were within normal limit. PPD test was negative. Lt. knee AP & lat. revealed. Marked destroyed soft tissue on anterior portion of Lt. knee and no bony pathological changes were demonstrable. Histopathologica.11y, hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, acanthosis, papillomatosis in the epidermis and numerous capillary lumina, capillary dilatation, proliferation of endothelial cells and mild infiltration of inflammatory cells in the Dermis. And fibrosis in the Dermis & Subcutaneous tissue are seen.
