Microvenular hemangioma

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Description Dermoscopy of microvenular hemangioma
Author(s) Pedro Zaballos · Ignacio Gómez Martín
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Status unknown
Status update August 15, 2017
Status by Ralph P. Braun


Acquired, slowly growing, asymptomatic, benign vascular tumor that usually presents on the upper limbs, forearms, or trunk of young to middle-aged adults. It appears as sharply circumscribed, bright red, solitary lesions varying in size from 0.5 to 2 cm.

Dermoscopy [1]:

  • Diffuse erythema with multiple well-demarcated small red globules of different sizes.
  • Peripheral fine pigment network



References
  1. Scalvenzi et al.: Dermoscopy of microvenular hemangioma: report of a case. Dermatology (Basel) 2007;215:69-71. PMID: 17587844. DOI.
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