Synonym(s)
Idiopathic angiokeratoma corporis diffusum; multiple angiokeratomas; Solitary and multiple angiokeratomas.
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Calzavara-Pinton 1995
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Probably autosomal dominant inherited, multiply occurring, disseminated, smooth or verruziform vascular proliferations of the skin, without evidence of metabolic disease. Individual cases with zosteriform arrangement of the angiokeratomas have been described.
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ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Higher age (>50 years)
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Senile angiomas; Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
The clinical picture thus represents an important differential diagnosis to Fabry disease(Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum Fabry). In rare cases, multiple angiokeratomas can be accompanied by arteriovenous fistulas.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Eizaguirre X et al (1994) Multiple angiokeratomas with zosteriform distribution in two sisters. Int J Dermatol 33:641-642.
- Grewal AK et al (2018) A case report of adult-onset multiple angiokeratomas with zosteriform distribution. Dermatol Online J 24. pii: 13030/qt9644290r.
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