Hemangioma - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

hemangioma

Body Site

scalp

Age

6 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red gray

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 6-month-old girl had a scalp hemangioma with fine vellus hair and no evidence of scarring. The hemangioma was subtle at birth and grew quickly for 2 months into a bright red flat topped plaque. It grew little after 3 months of age and recently became pale red in the center. There was no hair for several months, but vellus hairs appeared within the last month.

Description

2.5 cm round violaceous well demarcated plaque with well defined follicles and fine vellus hair

Image Added

2/27/2011 11:25:55

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