Angiokeratoma of Fordyce in man and woman - case reports

• Authors: Milan Bjekić , Milica Marković , Sandra Šipetić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Angiokeratomas are papular vascular lesions characterized by marked ectasia of the superficial dermal blood vessels. Dermatological examination of angiokeratomas of Fordyce is characterized by papular keratotic lesions of erythematous-violet color. They are more common in the scrotum, and vulval involvement is rarely reported. This article reports the cases of angiokeratoma of Fordyce in a 25-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman. Diagnosis were made by history and physical examination. Dermoscopy has shown well-demarcated round dark lacunae in both patients. As the lesions were asymptomatic, the patients requested no further treatment.

Keywords

EN

Angiokeratoma; Scrotum; Vulva

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 542-544

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2012

online

24 - 5 - 2012

Contributors

author

Milan Bjekić

• City Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

author

Milica Marković

• City Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

author

Sandra Šipetić

• Institute of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-012-0016-x