Pyogenic Granuloma Showing Incidental Focal Acantholytic Dyskeratosis.
- Author:
Hwa young PARK
1
;
Seok Yong AHN
;
Seung Phil HONG
;
Soo Young JEON
;
Hana BAK
;
Sang Hoon LEE
;
Sung Ku AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. ahnsk@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Incidental focal acantholytic dyskeratosis;
Pyogenic granuloma
- MeSH:
Acantholysis;
Biopsy;
Capillaries;
Epidermis;
Granuloma, Pyogenic;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(12):1664-1666
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Incidental focal acantholytic dyskeratosis (IFAD) has been described for various cutaneous lesions. A 58-year-old man presented with a purple colored, 5 mm crusted papule on the back. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination showed angiomatous tissue occurring in a discrete mass. It was enclosed by a collarette of acanthotic epidermis. The angiomatous tissue comprised a variably dilated network of blood-filled capillaries, which was surrounded by myxoid stroma. Hyperkeratosis, acantholysis, dyskeratosis and intraepidermal clefts were also focally present. Correlation of the clinical features and the histopathology results established a diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma showing IFAD.
