Korean J Dermatol.
2009 May;47(5):562-564.
A Case of Acquired Tufted Angioma That Mimicked Pyogenic Granuloma and It Was Precipitated by Trauma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea. skindoctor@paran.com
Abstract
- Tufted angioma (TA) is a rare benign vascular tumor that is histologically characterized by circumscribed angiomatous vascular aggregates in the dermis and its "cannon-ball" pattern. The acquired type is known as angioblastoma of Nakagawa and it was first described in 1949. TA usually occurs on the trunk and neck in children, but TA sometimes occurs at birth or adulthood. The cutaneous manifestations include slowly spreading erythematous macules, papules and nodules that are generally without any other symptoms. We examined a 75-year old man with a bean sized solitary hemorrhagic crusted nodule on the tip of his 3rd finger, and the lesion was clinically similar to the pyogenic granuloma. The nodule developed at the site of a local injury that happened 6 months ago. The histopathological findings were consistent with tufted angioma. He was treated with surgical excision and it did not recur during the next 12 months. We report here on a case of tufted angioma that mimicked pyogenic granuloma, and this lesion occurred at an unusual location and it was precipitated by trauma.
