Synonym(s)
angiokeratoma acroasphycticum digitorum; Mibelli type angiokeratosis
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Cottle, 1879; Mibelli, 1889
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare, autosomal-dominant, gynecotropic hereditary disease characterized by acrally localized multiple angiokeratomas.
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ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
First occurrence often in puberty; predominantly in vagotonic patients with cold intolerance and a tendency to acrocyanosis and chilblains. The proximity to Aicardi-Goutières syndrome has been propagated (Cinotti E et al. 2021).
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Acral preference; especially fingers and toes, also elbows and knees.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Mostly symmetrically arranged, at first flat, pinhead to lenticular erythema, later on blue-red papules with rough, sometimes also woolly surface.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Circumscribed cavernous dilatations of capillary loops, acanthotic, hyperkeratotic epidermis.
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TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
If necessary, diathermy, laser treatment or excision if desired.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
Cinotti E et al. (2021) Aicardi-Goutières syndrome: a possible explanation of angiokeratoma of Mibelli. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 35:e770-e772.
- Cottle W (1879) Warty growths. St. Georges Hospital Reports 9: 753-762
- L'angiocheratoma. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia (Turin) 26: 159-180 and 260-276
- Mibelli V (1889) Di una nuova forma di cheratosi angiocheratoma. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia (Turin) 30: 285-301
- Sommer S et al. (2001) Severe predominantly acral variant of angiokeratoma of Mibelli: response to long-pulse Nd:YAG (1064 nm) laser treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol 45: 764-766
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Acanthosis; Aicardi-goutières syndrome; Angiokeratoma circumscriptum; Angiokeratomas (overview); Excision; Fabry's disease; Laser; Papel; Perniones;Disclaimer
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