Tufted angioma
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Overview
Overview
A tufted angioma (also known as an “Acquired tufted angioma,” “Angioblastoma,” “Angioblastoma of Nakagawa,” “Hypertrophic hemangioma,” “Progressive capillary hemangioma,” and “Tufted hemangioma”[1][2]) usually develops in infancy or early childhood on the neck and upper trunk, and is an ill-defined, dull red macule with a mottled appearance, varying from 2 to 5 cm in diameter.[2]:596
References
References
- ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1779. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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