Angiokeratoma

Lesions are benign lesions that consist of telangiectases or angioma combined with verrucous hyperkeratosis.

There are described in the following sub- types:

• Solitary Angiokeratoma ( papular Angiokeratoma ) in adolescents and young adults, usually in the lower extremities
• Angiokeratoma corporis Circumscriptum naeviforme Hallopeau semilateral mainly on the extremities -to-find angiokeratomas arranged as streaky dark blue red knots
• Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum Fabry ( Angiokeratoma universal ), many small, hyperkeratotic, bluish angiomas on skin and mucous membranes in the Fabry disease
• Idiopathic angiokeratoma corporis diffusum, rare disease with angiokeratomas and associated malformations with no underlying metabolic disorder
• Angiokeratoma Mibelli ( Angiokeratoma asphysticum neonatorum ), to bean-sized, dark red, highly vascular papules with hyperkeratotic warty surface at back of the finger, toes and knees in adolescents with Akroasphyxie or Perniose
• Angiokeratoma Fordyce scroti, congenital circumscribed vascular ectasias the scrotum or vulva

Swell

• Altmeyer, Bacharach - Buhles, Springer Encyclopedia dermatology, allergy, environmental medicine, Springer Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-540-41361-8