Angiokeratoma Circumscriptum: Successful Treatment with the Flashlamp Pulsed Tunable Dye Laser.
- Author:
Sang Wook SON
;
Seung Hyun HONG
;
Gil Ju YI
;
Hae Jun SONG
;
Chil Hwan OH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Angiokeratoma circumscriptum;
Pulsed dye laser
- MeSH:
Angiokeratoma*;
Capillaries;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Female;
Humans;
Lasers, Dye*;
Middle Aged;
Papilloma;
Parturition;
Skin Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(1):152-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Angiokeratoma circumscriptum is present at birth or early childhood and is an uncommon dermatosis characterized by papules and small nodules that may coalesce to form plaques. Histopathologically, there are varying degrees of hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis, and irregular acanthosis. In the papillary dermis, greatly dilated capillaries are observed, The acanthotic epidermis encircles the vascular spaces(blood cysts) where, occasionally, organized thrombi may be found. The use of pulsed-dye lasers to treat cutaneous vascular lesions is based on the theory of selective photothermolysis. We report a case of an angiokeratoma circumscriptum in an 48-year-old woman for whom the flashlamp pulsed tunable dye laser proved to be a highly successful means of treatment.
