Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Vascular Malformation - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

telangiectasia hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia vascular malformation

Body Site

finger hand

Age

47 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red purple

Morphology

papule

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 47-year-old man with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia complained of recurrent bleeding and tenderness in some of his many telangiectatic papules on his fingers and cheeks. Although the skin lesions involved the trunk, face, and extremities, they were most densely distributed on his face and fingers. He also had a history of severe nose bleeds and anemia, and he had multiple affected family members.

Description

multiple symmetric 2-4 mm red to purple partially blanching macules and papules some with central crust and scale

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3/17/2011 22:06:08

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