Letter to the Editor

Angiokeratoma Circumscriptum Naeviforme Presenting as a Dark Warty Plaque on the Leg

Diego Abbenante orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-865X ; Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Beatrice Raone ; Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Carlotta Baraldi ; Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Miriam Anna Carpanese ; Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Annalisa Patrizi ; Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy 2Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abstract

45-year-old man presented with a large, dark,
keratotic, warty, and friable plaque on the distal posterior
aspect of the left leg (Figure 1, a).
The patient reported that the lesion was not present
at birth but had appeared approximately at the
age of three as an erythematous patch that progressively
grew over the time.
During adolescence, the surface of the lesion became
rough and warty and was easily traumatized
due to its location, resulting in recurrent bleeding
episodes over a period of years. For this reason, the
patient requested lesion removal.

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Hrčak ID:

274605

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/274605

Publication date:

15.9.2021.

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