title: Kaposi-like acroangiodermatitis in an above-knee amputation stump.
abstract: The clinical, histological and immunohistological features of a Kaposi-like acroangiodermatitis in an above-knee amputation stump are reported. There was no evidence for an underlying arteriovenous malformation and the irregular purple-blue skin lesions resulted from chronic circulatory disturbance of the distal stump caused by a poorly fitting suction-type prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Münster, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wörheide
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Bröcker
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000473:pathology*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis*