Vascular tumor on the forehead of an HIV patient

Abstract

Cirsoid aneurysm is a small vascular proliferation characterized by small to medium-sized channels with features of arteries and veins, that present as small, blue or red asymptomatic papule. We report a case of a crisoid aneurysm on the forhead of an HIV patient that suggested a Kaposi sarcoma as a differential diagnosis.

Keywords

• Arteriovenous hemangioma
• cirsoid aneurysm
• Kaposi′s sarcoma