title: Superimposed segmental manifestation of cherry angiomas.
abstract: Cherry angioma is a common, acquired, vascular proliferation, probably of a polygenic mode of inheritance. Segmental manifestation of multiple cherry angiomas associated with the development of non-segmental lesions has not yet been reported. We describe a 62-year-old Caucasian woman with early formation of segmental cherry angiomas after pregnancy, which are superimposed on non-segmental lesions of later onset after menopause. In this pattern, segmental cherry angiomas could be taken as a further example of superimposed segmental manifestation of a polygenic skin disorder. Molecular research would be needed to confirm this hypothesis.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Jaeger
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Andres
authors: Rüdiger
authors: R
authors: Hein
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Ring
authors: Wenchieh
authors: W
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020412:Multifactorial Inheritance