Open AccessAngiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia of Root of Nose: A Rare Phenomenon
Author(s) -
Muralidhar Kamath,
Kiran M Bhojwani,
Ajay M Bhandarkar,
Radha R. Pai,
Natashya H Rent
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/6511.4140
Subject(s) - angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia , medicine , pathology , eosinophilia , nose , head and neck , dermatology , anatomy , surgery
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), also known as epithelioid haemangioma, is an atypical vascular tumour which occurs with a predilection for the head and neck region. It is characterized by the presence of solitary or multiple lesions with varying clinical appearances, from intradermal papules to subcutaneous nodules.