Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the nail bed and bone: successful treatment with radiation therapy.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of one or several papules or nodules in the skin. Histopathology of ALHE shows a marked proliferation of blood vessels with distinctive large endothelial cells and variable inflammatory infiltrates with eosinophils. We report a 32-year-old Caucasian woman with multiple nodules involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone of the distal phalanx of the fingers that were treated successfully with orthovoltage radiation therapy (40 Gy/20 fractions) and without any side-effects after 9 years of follow-up.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. cconill@clinic.ub.es
Toscas
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Mascaró
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Vilalta
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Mascaró
J M
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D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy