An erythematous plaque on the face

Abstract

An 8-year-old black boy presented with a dark bluepurple plaque on the face. It had first been noted by his parents at the time of his adoption 4 years previously, but had continued to grow proportionately with him. The plaque was otherwise asymptomatic. He was human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive, but had not progressed to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Physical examination revealed a poorlydemarcated, darkly erythematous to violaceous, nodular and lobulated plaque on the left cheek, extending onto the upper cutaneous lip and inferior eyelid (Fig. 1). Figure 1 Dark purple-red, multilobulated, smooth plaque over the left cheek and upper cutaneous lip.

Acquired telangiectatic plaque‐like glomangioma on the forehead

“…The number of glomus cells is much smaller than in conventional solitary glomus tumors, making it difficult to distinguish from conventional hemangioma. Solitary glomus tumor usually locates in the dermis, and GVM may also be found in the subcutis, as in the present case 5 …”

“…Solitary glomus tumor usually locates in the dermis, and GVM may also be found in the subcutis, as in the present case. 5 Plaque-like GMV is very uncommon and can be present at birth as a telangiectatic, red, flat lesion, which is only slightly bluish at the periphery. Thus, they mimic capillary-venous malformations.…”