Profound proliferating angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of pregnancy mimicking angiosarcoma.
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare benign vascular proliferation that clinically manifests as nodules and papules of the head and neck region. We report a profound, rapidly proliferating case of ALHE in a 3-week postpartum woman that clinically mimicked angiosarcoma. The clinical and histologic features of ALHE, Kitamura disease, and cutaneous angiosarcoma are reviewed, and the relationship between ALHE and pregnancy is discussed.
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Catherine B
CB
Marcum
Jonathan S
JS
Zager
Iriana P
IP
Bélongie
Jane L
JL
Messina
Neil Alan
NA
Fenske
D000328:Adult; D000796:Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*