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Senile Angioma
Aka: Senile Angioma, Cherry Angioma, Cherry Hemangioma, Campbell de Morgan Spot
- Epidemiology
- Common lesion in adults over age 40
- Increase in number with age
- Pathophysiology
- Composed of dilated capillaries
- Causes
- Most cases are idiopathic associated with aging
- Chemical exposure
- Mustard gas
- 2-Butoxyethanol
- Hormomal changes
- Pregnancy
- Increased Prolactin
- Symptoms
- Asymptomatic
- Signs
- Characteristics
- Benign soft, dome-shaped Papule
- Small (< 6 mm diameter)
- Bright red or violet colored lesions
- Vascular and Blanches with pressure
- Round Papule, cherry red color, <6mm diameter
- Distribution
- Trunk
- Proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis
- Angiokeratoma
- Venous lake
- Pyogenic Granuloma
- Nodular amelanotic Melanoma
- Metastatic carcinoma (hypernephroma)
- Management: Cosmetic removal
- Laser coagulation
- Electrocautery
- Excision of larger lesions
- Cryotherapy is not effective