Acquired elastotic hemangioma, a little-known entity: report of a case with 15 years of evolution

Abstract

Acquired elastotic hemangioma is a hemangioma variant first described in 2002. It is characterized by being a benign, solitary, slow-growing lesion, that appears in adulthood and is associated with solar exposure. It is a rare hemangioma variant with few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of acquired elastotic hemangioma on the back of the right hand and forearm in a male adult. Acquired elastotic hemangioma is a benign vascular proliferation associated with solar exposure, usually assymptomatic. It affects adults between 59 and 65 years of age. Histopatologically it is characterized by proliferation of small vessels in the upper dermis that are disposed parallel to the epidermis, and significant solar elastosis. The treatment is surgical, with no relapses reported.

Urogenital Trichomonas vaginalis infection in males: a case report and retrospective analysis of a 10‐year period in a tertiary hospital

“…4 These sensitive methods have shown TV to be found in as many as 3-17% of males visiting some sexually transmissible infection (STI) clinics. 1,5 Nevertheless, in Europe, these figures seem to be quite lower. 6,7 Over the last 10 years (2010-2020), a total of 91 laboratorial diagnoses of TV infection were made at Hospital Santa Maria, the largest tertiary teaching hospital in Lisbon, six (6.5%) in males.…”

“…From our clinic, TV infection in men seems to be less frequent than in the published literature. 2,5 This is not related to diagnostic methods, as we routinely conduct multiplex PCR for STI diagnosis and screening.…”

Acquired Elastotic Hemangioma

“…Ortalama 8x8 mm boyutlarındadır, ancak yıllarca sebat eden vakalar 8 cm kadar büyük boyutlara ulaşabilir. 2,3 Kadınlarda erkeklere oranla biraz daha sık görüldüğü düşünülürken, daha sonra yapılan vaka serileri değerlendirildiğinde bu oranın neredeyse eşitlendiği söylenebilir. 1,2,[4][5][6] Etiyolojisi tam olarak anlaşılamamıştır, ancak belirgin solar elastozun görülmesi kronik güneş maruziyetinin neden olduğunu düşündürmektedir.…”