A Case of Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia after IPL Treatment.
- Author:
Seon Wook HWANG
1
;
Kyung Jong CHO
;
Ju Hyun KANG
;
Deborah LEE
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Sung Wook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. drskin99@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intense pulsed light;
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Capillaries;
Forearm;
Hemangioma;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Light;
Porphyrins;
Skin;
Thrombosis;
Vascular Malformations
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(2):234-237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (IPEH) is a rare benign vascular tumor characterized by the development of endothelial-lined papillary projections in the vascular lumen. Most authors believe that IPEH represents an unusual pattern of organizing thrombus, implying that a thrombus is the initial cause. A 13-year-old boy came to hospital because of a purpuric patch and violaceous plaque on his right forearm. Clinically, the lesions were thought to be a hemangioma or other vascular malformation. Therefore, we treated him with intense pulsed light (IPL) four times. After treatment, the initial skin lesions were erythematous and edematous and a new bluish mass and multiple scattered subcutaneous nodules appeared near the original skin lesions. Histologic examination of the new bluish mass showed an organic thrombus and endothelial-lined capillary projections in the dilated vascular lumen, compatible with IPEH. Here, we report an interesting case of IPEH after IPL treatment in a 13 year-old boy.
