title: Tufted angioma in ear auricle: importance of the differential diagnosis.
abstract: Tufted angioma is an acquired vascular proliferation with specific histological characteristics. The most common clinical features are erythematous macules. It occurs predominantly in children and young adults, especially in the chest and neck. We report the case of a male patient, 12 years old, with an increased right ear auricle associated with erythematous macules and increased local temperature, referred with a diagnosis of lepromatous leprosy; however, this diagnosis was questioned. Histopathology was consistent with tufted angioma.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará
authors.forename: Carla Andréa Avelar
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Pará, BelémPA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Brena Andrade de
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Pará, BelémPA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela Athayde
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará, BelémPA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maraya de Jesus Semblano
authors.initials: Mde J
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará, Medical School, BelémPA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mario Fernando Ribeiro de
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
authors.forename: Francisca Regina Oliveira
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Carneiro
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*