title: Angiokeratoma of Tongue.
abstract: A 9 year old male presented with diffuse swelling on his tongue since childhood associated with intermittent bleeding. On examination there was multiple, sessile, firm, pinkish, erythematous, shiny papules on both dorsal and ventral surface of the tongue. Angiokeratomas are vascular malformations of capillaries characterized clinically by asymptomatic, solitary or multiple, keratotic papules or plaques, and histologically by benign vascular ectasia of the papillary dermis. Treatment usually consists of local excision and intralesional injection of steroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Satvinder S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bakshi
mesh_terms: D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D054079:Vascular Malformations