Korean J Dermatol.
1999 Dec;37(12):1856-1858.
Painful Tufted Angioma on the Thumb
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Tufted angioma is a rare slowly progressive vascular disorder found typically in children and young adults, usually involving the trunk and neck. We report a case of painful tufted angioma in a 58-year-old man, who had suffered from a painful reddish patch on the dorsum of the right thumb for 2 years. On histopathologic examination, the numerous round lobules of vascular proliferation showed the typical "cannonball" distribution in the dermis. The unusual location and spontaneous pain are rare manifestations of tufted angioma.
