Open AccessIndurated dusky red swelling on the forearm of an infant: Tufted angioma
Author(s) -
Deepak Jakhar,
Archana Singal,
Ishmeet Kaur,
Priya Pathak
Publication year - 2019
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/ijd.ijd_468_17
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrichosis , asymptomatic , dermatology , forearm , angioma , hyperhidrosis , pathology , surgery , vascular disease
Tufted angioma (TA) is a rare benign vascular tumor that may be congenital or acquired and generally presents as an asymptomatic or painful solitary erythematous to violaceous poorly defined plaque. Hyperhidrosis and hypertrichosis may be associated. The lesions have tendency to resolve spontaneously, in majority, within 2 years of disease onset. However, occurrence of Kassbach-Merritt phenomenon should be looked for. We present a case of 8-months-old infant with TA over the right forearm with classical clinical, histoptahological and immunohistochemistry features.