title: Angiokeratoma presenting as a melanoma: a case report.
abstract: Angiokeratomas are benign skin lesions that can resemble melanomas or verrucae. Although morbidity from these lesions is rare, treatment for angiokeratomas typically consists of simple surgical excision. We aim to describe a case of a painful angiokeratoma that presented with the appearance of melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, AZ 85723, USA.
authors.forename: Nelida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dumitrache
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neiderer
authors.forename: Billy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dancho
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery