unusual presentation of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia in a thirty-six–year-old man

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kambiz kamyab department of dermatopathology, razi hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

farhad malekzad skin research center, shohada-e tajrish hospital, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

safoura shakoei department of dermatology, ziaian hospital,international campus,tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

maryam ranjbar skin research center, shohada-e tajrish hospital, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; skin research center, shohada-e tajrish hospital, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2122744392, fax: +98-2122744393

abstract

case presentation we reported a 36-year-old man with alhe lesion on penis and discussed the clinical and histopathological features. conclusions when we have any dermal or subcutaneous lesion on genitalia, we can consider alhe in differential diagnosis. introduction angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (alhe) is a benign slow-growing vascular proliferation characterized by dome-shaped violaceous papules or nodules. although it is usually found in the head and neck, it is reported in liver, orbit, spleen, palate, bone, heart, blood vessels, parotid gland, and colon.

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