Angiokeratoma

Angiokeratomas, also called angiokeratomas, are a skin disease characterized by dilated capillaries in the upper dermis and hyperkeratosis of the epidermis. Angiokeratomas are common in children or adolescents, and are more common in women. There is often a history of frostbite or frostbite before onset, and several people in the same family have been reported to have the disease. Angiokeratomas are classified into 5 types, namely, acromegaly, scrotum, pimples, confined, and pancreatic. The last type is a lipid disease. There are two types of primary damage: ① It is a needle to corneal macular rash or pimples, with a rough and keratinized surface, which is purple or dark purple, and sometimes fades when pressed; ② is a nodule, with a diameter of 2-8mm, with horny proliferation on the surface or Wart-shaped, purple-red or gray, with dilated capillaries or hemorrhoids in the center, and bleeding easily after trauma. No conscious symptoms or may gradually heal. Some patients have cyanosis or frostbite on the extremities. Serum immunoglobulins can increase. Pan-type skin lesions are symmetrically distributed on the extremities, trunk, and may be accompanied by pain.

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