Profound proliferating angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of pregnancy mimicking angiosarcoma.

Journal: Cutis
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Abstract

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare benign vascular proliferation that clinically manifests as nodules and papules of the head and neck region. We report a profound, rapidly proliferating case of ALHE in a 3-week postpartum woman that clinically mimicked angiosarcoma. The clinical and histologic features of ALHE, Kitamura disease, and cutaneous angiosarcoma are reviewed, and the relationship between ALHE and pregnancy is discussed.

Authors
Catherine Marcum, Jonathan Zager, Iriana Bélongie, Jane Messina, Neil Fenske