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Verrucous hemangioma
Disease definition
A rare vascular anomaly characterized by congenital, solitary or grouped, red-to-purple plaques which may bleed and enlarge over time. The lesions show a predilection for the lower extremities. Histological examination reveals numerous dilated, congested capillaries and venules in the papillary dermis, often with a deep dermal component, and with increased density of variably congested capillaries and venules also in the subcutaneous tissue. The overlying epidermis displays prominent acanthosis, papillomatosis, hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, and crusting.
ORPHA:464318
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s): -
- Prevalence: Unknown
- Inheritance: Not applicable
- Age of onset: Neonatal, Infancy
- ICD-10: D18.0
- OMIM: -
- UMLS: C0334540
- MeSH: -
- GARD: -
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2020) Français (2020) Nederlands (2020)
Detailed information
General public
- Article for general public
- English (2016) - PDQ Cancer Inf Sum
Disease review articles
- Review article
- English (2017) - PDQ Cancer Inf Sum


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