Painful Tufted Angioma on the Thumb.
- Author:
So Hyung KIM
1
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kyung Jeh SUNG
;
Kee Chan MOON
;
Jai Kyoung KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Painful tufted angioma;
Thumb
- MeSH:
Child;
Dermis;
Hemangioma*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Thumb*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(12):1856-1858
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tufted angioma is a rare slowly progressive vascular disorder found typically in children and young adults, usually involving the trunk and neck. We report a case of painful tufted angioma in a 58-year-old man, who had suffered from a painful reddish patch on the dorsum of the right thumb for 2 years. On histopathologic examination, the numerous round lobules of vascular proliferation showed the typical "cannonball" distribution in the dermis. The unusual location and spontaneous pain are rare manifestations of tufted angioma.
