Open AccessEpithelioid hemangioma (Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia) in zosteriform distribution
Author(s) -
Yusuke Kurihara,
Hirokazu Inoue,
Hiromaro Kiryu,
Masutaka Furue
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.100501
Subject(s) - angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia , medicine , pathology , hemangioma , lesion , pathogenesis , eosinophilia , dermatology
Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) or angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon benign disease. We report an unusual case of EH (ALHE) that arose on the lower back in a zosteriform array. The presence of the characteristic histological appearance of plump endothelial cells with hobnail-like protrusions led to the diagnosis of EH (ALHE). Histological examination of the lesion also revealed the existence of arteriovenous shunts, the possible factor contributing to the pathogenesis of EH (ALHE).