%0 Journal Article
%T Acroangiodermatite (pseudossarcoma de Kaposi): uma condi£¿£¿o raramente reconhecida. Um caso na planta do p¨¦ associado a insufici¨ºncia venosa cr£¿nica
%A Pimentel
%A Maria In¨ºs Fernandes
%A Cuzzi
%A Tullia
%A Azeredo-Coutinho
%A Rilza Beatriz Gayoso de
%A Vasconcellos
%A ¨¦rica de Camargo Ferreira E
%A Benzi
%A Tatiana Silva Costa Gregory
%A Carvalho
%A L¨ªvia Martins Veloso de
%J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
%D 2011
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
%R 10.1590/S0365-05962011000700002
%X acroangiodermatitis, often known as pseudo-kaposi sarcoma, is an uncommon angioproliferative entity related to chronic venous insufficiency, arteriovenous fistulae, paralysed limbs, amputation stumps, vascular syndromes and conditions associated with thrombosis. it presents most frequently as purple macules, papules or plaques in the dorsal aspects of the feet, especially the toes, and the malleoli. we report a case of acroangiodermatitis in the plantar aspect of the foot, misdiagnosed for two years, in which haematoxylin-eosin hystopathological stain and immunolabeling with cd34 histochemistry examination were decisive for diagnosis. patient had chronic venous insufficiency. the lesion responded well to the treatment with a combination of leg elevation and compression
%K peripheral vascular diseases
%K skin diseases
%K vascular
%K vascular malformations.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962011000700002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en