title: [Understanding microcapillary angioma, observations in pregnant patients and in females treated with hormonal contraceptives].
abstract: We report on histological findings in 3 female patients, who developed microcapillary angiomas either during pregnancy or upon changing the oral contraceptive. These hemangiomas consisted of small, well-differentiated vessels located in the reticular dermis only and did not show any intra- or extravascular cell proliferation. We discuss the possible etiological factors of these microcapillary angiomas as well as the question of their correlation with pregnancy or hormonal contraceptives.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Dermatologique, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur, Strassburg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bantel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grosshans
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ortonne
mesh_terms: D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017135:Desogestrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000473:pathology*; D009652:Norpregnenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D009652:Norpregnenes; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D017135:Desogestrel
vernacular_title: Zur Kenntnis mikrokapillärer Angiome, Beobachtungen bei schwangeren bzw. unter hormoneller Antikonzeption stehenden Frauen.