| CASE IN POINT - CLINICS IN DERMATOLOGY |
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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 162-164 |
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Acquired vulvar lymphangioma circumscriptum
Aditi Sobti, Derrick Aw Chen Wee, Kong Bing Tan
Division of Dermatology, National University Hospital, Singapore
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Aditi Sobti
Division of Dermatology, National University Hospital
Singapore
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DOI: 10.4103/astrocyte.astrocyte_5_17
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Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a benign dilatation of lymph channels localized to the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This dermatological condition is generally found localized to the oral mucosa, tongue, proximal parts of arms and legs, groin, axilla, and trunk. Primary vulvar involvement is very rare. This report dwells on a 61-year-old female presenting with multiple itchy translucent warty papules on the left vulva. These lesions had been present for the past 3 years, and were gradually increasing in number and size. She had undergone a hysterectomy for uterine carcinoma 13 years ago, and had subsequently developed lymphedema of the left leg. Histopathologic examination of the biopsied vulvar papule demonstrated hyperkeratotic epidermis and dilatation of thin-walled lymph vessels in superficial dermal papillae. The physiopathological features helped clinch the diagnosis of vulvar lymphangioma circumscriptum. |
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