A unique case of a benign disseminated angioproliferation combining features of Kaposi's sarcoma and diffuse dermal angioendotheliomatosis - 02/09/11
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A female patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis had disseminated, violaceous, and partly ulcerated plaques develop on the trunk. Lesions had erupted simultaneously over a period of 4 weeks and resolved within 5 months after steroid treatment. By histopathology, the papillary dermis was densely filled with blood vessels lined by a single layer of differentiated endothelial cells, a growth pattern resembling diffuse dermal angioendotheliomatosis. In some areas, endothelial cells were spindle shaped and formed discontinuous lumina. Red blood cells were interspersed within these slits, giving the lesions a kaposiform appearance. By immunohistochemistry, endothelial cells reacted with the antibodies anti-von Willebrand factor, anti-CD31, and anti-CD34 and with the lectin Ulex europaeus-1. The course of the disease combined with the unusual histopathology makes this case a unique form of a benign disseminated kaposiform angioproliferation. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:601-5.)
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Supported in part by grant P12240-MED from the Austrian Science foundation, Vienna, Austria. |
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Reprint requests: Peter Petzelbauer, Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Waehringer Guertel 19-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. E-mail: Peter.Petzelbauer@akh-wien.ac.at |
Vol 45 - N° 4
P. 601-605 - octobre 2001 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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