title: Acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma): a rarely-recognized condition. A case on the plantar aspect of the foot associated with chronic venous insufficiency.
abstract: Acroangiodermatitis, often known as pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma, is an uncommon angioproliferative entity related to chronic venous insufficiency, arteriovenous fistulae, paralysed limbs, amputation stumps, vascular syndromes and conditions associated with thrombosis. It presents most frequently as purple macules, papules or plaques in the dorsal aspects of the feet, especially the toes, and the malleoli. We report a case of acroangiodermatitis in the plantar aspect of the foot, misdiagnosed for two years, in which haematoxylin-eosin hystopathological stain and immunolabeling with CD34 histochemistry examination were decisive for diagnosis. Patient had chronic venous insufficiency. The lesion responded well to the treatment with a combination of leg elevation and compression.
authors: Laboratório de Vigilância em Leishmanioses, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. minespimentel@yahoo.com.br
authors: Maria Inês Fernandes
authors: MI
authors: Pimentel
authors: Tullia
authors: T
authors: Cuzzi
authors: Rilza Beatriz Gayoso de
authors: RB
authors: Azeredo-Coutinho
authors: Érica de Camargo Ferreira E
authors: Éde C
authors: Vasconcellos
authors: Tatiana Silva Costa Gregory
authors: TS
authors: Benzi
authors: Lívia Martins Veloso de
authors: LM
authors: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*