Tufted angioma in ear auricle: importance of the differential diagnosis

Tufted angioma is an acquired vascular proliferation with specific histological characteristics. The most common clinical features are erythematous macules. It occurs predominantly in children and young adults, especially in the chest and neck. We report the case of a male patient, 12 years old, wit...

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Autores principales: Pires, Carla Andréa Avelar, de Sousa, Brena Andrade, Amin, Gabriela Athayde, Bittencourt, Maraya de Jesus Semblano, de Miranda, Mario Fernando Ribeiro, Carneiro, Francisca Regina Oliveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24346895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132538
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Sumario:Tufted angioma is an acquired vascular proliferation with specific histological characteristics. The most common clinical features are erythematous macules. It occurs predominantly in children and young adults, especially in the chest and neck. We report the case of a male patient, 12 years old, with an increased right ear auricle associated with erythematous macules and increased local temperature, referred with a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy; however, this diagnosis was questioned. Histopathology was consistent with tufted angioma.

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