Synonym(s)
angiokeratoma fordyce; angiokeratoma of fordyce; angiokeratoma of the scrotum (Fordyce type)
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Fordyce, 1896
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Circumscribed vascular ectasia ( angiokeratoma) on the scrotum, vulva, more rarely also on the glans penis (there disseminated or strung in the area of the corona glandis).
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Triggering by increased venous pressure (varicocele) is being discussed.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Occurring in old age.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Scrotum, vulva, glans penis
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Isolated or multiple, pinhead- to lenticular-sized, first light-, then blue-red papules with mostly smooth, occasionally scaly or woolly surface. No significant growth tendency.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Dilated capillaries in the papillary stratum, partly enclosed by elongated retele strips.
DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Clinical picture is diagnostic. Gfls. histological confirmation.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
In most cases not necessary, since completely harmless. In case of increased bleeding tendency or a pronounced desire for therapy, coagulation, laser treatment ( argon laser) or excision.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Bechara FG, Altmeyer P, Jansen T (2004) Unilateral angiokeratoma scroti: a rare manifestation of a vascular tumor. J Dermatol 31: 39-41
- Fordyce JA (1896) Angiokeratoma of the scrotum. J Cutan Genitourin Dis 14: 81-87
- Jansen T, Bechara FG, Stucker M, Altmeyer P (2002) Angiokeratoma of the scrotum (Fordyce type) associated with angiokeratoma of the oral cavity. Acta Derm Venereol 82: 208-210
- Miller C, James WD (2002) Angiokeratoma of Fordyce as a cause of red scrotum. Cutis 69: 50-51
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