title: Diffuse dermal angiomatosis.
abstract: Diffuse dermal angiomatosis (DDA) is characterized clinically by painful erythematous lesions with ulcers and histologically by a benign, diffuse, and self-limited proliferation of tiny blood vessels in the superficial layers of the reticular dermis. Here we describe a case of DDA with leg ulcer. Erythematous lesions presented around the ulcer and angiogram revealed an occlusion of the superficial femoral artery. The erythematous lesions disappeared after revascularization. Although DDA is extremely rare, early correction of the ischemia in the peripheral artery should be taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan. keisukemorimoto2@live.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
mesh_terms: D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D020405:Dermis; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents