Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Apr 2015)

Cutaneous Lymphangioma circumscriptum - dermoscopic features*

  • António Fernandes Massa,
  • Nuno Menezes,
  • Armando Baptista,
  • Ana Isabel Moreira,
  • Eduarda Osório Ferreira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153652
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 2
pp. 262 – 264

Abstract

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Lymphangiomas are congenital lymphatic malformations and cutaneous lymphangioma circumscriptum is the most common type. It is clinically characterized by clusters of translucent vesicles and the presence of dermoscopically yellow lacunae surrounded by pale septa, as well as reddish to bluish lacunae. In our case, the recently described hypopyon-like feature manifested, aiding in the sometimes difficult differential diagnosis of cutaneous lymphangioma circumscriptum with vascular lesions, further highlighting the importance of dermoscopy in what can be a diagnostic challenge.

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