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Fordyce 1896
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Circumscribed vascular ectasia(angiokeratoma) on the scrotum, vulva, more rarely also on the glans penis (there disseminated or strung in the area of the corona glandis).
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Scrotum, vulva, glans penis
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Isolated or multiple, mostly disseminated, but also grouped, pinhead to lenticular, first light, then blue-red papules or vesicles with mostly smooth, occasionally scaly or verrucous, sometimes eroded surface. No significant growth tendency. Occasional wetting or bleeding possible. Otherwise no symptoms.
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Clinical picture is diagnostic. Histological confirmation if necessary.
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The term "angiokeratoma" is not applicable in the context of this clinical picture and is not comparable to other diseases which are also called "angiokeratomas" (e.g. Angiokeratoma Mibelli, Angiokeratoma circumscriptum), but rather to pure vascular ectasia (Venous lakes) comparable to vascular ectasia in other localisations.
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angiokeratomas of the penis
In a 53-year-old, otherwise healthy patient, an increasing number of symptom-free, soft, completely painless red to red-blue papules have appeared for several years. The surface is smooth, occasionally slightly roughened with fine scales.
Diagnosis: A histological examination was not performed because of the clear clinical findings.
Diagnosis: Angiokeratomas of the penis
Therapy: The patient should be informed in detail about the harmlessness of the findings. A therapy is not necessary.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Bechara FG, Altmeyer P, Jansen T (2004) Unilateral angiokeratoma scroti: a rare manifestation of a vascular tumor. J Dermatol 31: 39-41
- Fordyce JA (1896) Angiokeratoma of the scrotum. J Cutan Genitourin Dis 14: 81-87
- Jansen T, Bechara FG, Stucker M, Altmeyer P (2002) Angiokeratoma of the scrotum (Fordyce type) associated with angiokeratoma of the oral cavity. Acta Derm Venereol 82: 208-210
- Miller C, James WD (2002) Angiokeratoma of Fordyce as a cause of red scrotum. Cutis 69: 50-51
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