Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome: a case report with angiographic findings.
Acroangiodermatitis is a group of benign, angioproliferative cutaneous disease caused by chronic venous insufficiency, acquired or congenital arteriovenous shunts and limb paralysis. Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome is the type of acroangiodermatitis which is associated with a congenital arteriovenous malformation. This is a rare syndrome characterized by cutaneous kaposiform lesions that usually onset at the second decade. In this report, a case of acroangiodermatitis associated with a congenital arteriovenous malformation, which has been diagnosed after 40 years, is described.
Turk
Bengu Gerceker
BG
Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Bornova TR-35100, Izmir, Turkey. bengugerceker@yahoo.com
Turk
Ugur Onsel
UO
Alioglu
Emin
E
Akalin
Taner
T
Dereli
Tugrul
T
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome