A Case of Angioma Serpiginosum.
- Author:
Seon Do JEON
1
;
Jee Bum LEE
;
Seung Chul LEE
;
Young Ho WON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Angioma serpiginosum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Buttocks;
Capillaries;
Dermis;
Erythrocytes;
Female;
Hemangioma*;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Thorax;
Upper Extremity
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(3):436-438
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Angioma serpiginosum is a rare acquired vascular lesion that usually presents in the first two decades of life with a predilection for females. A typical lesion is characterized by deeply red nonpalpable puncta that are grouped closely together in a macular or netlike pattern on the lower extremities and buttocks. Histopathologically, thin-walled dilated capillaries are seen in some of the dermal papillae and the superficial reticular dermis without extravasation of red blood cells. We report a case of angioma serpiginosum on the left chest and left upper extremity in a 37-year-old man.
