Tufted angioma. A case description and discussion of current therapy options

Case report: A 16-month-old girl was admitted with a 6-month history of mul tiple redish-blue plaques on the right abdomen. These proved to have increa sed in size and number daturing a 1.5-year follow-up. Histologically (inclu ding histochemistry and electron microscopy),these skin changes were classi fied as tufted angioma. Tufted angioma is a ra re, often multiple benign tu mor. Half of the tumors reported develop in children 5 years and younger. T he exclusion of malignant tumors (leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma) is imp ortant. A punch biopsy is not very traumatic. A subsequent histological exa mination is highly sensitive and specific. Therapy: There are a few active therapeutic options with rather severel side effects.