This case documents a pruritic lesion caused by angiokeratoma circumscriptum, highlighting diagnostic methods.
Angiokeratoma circumscriptum (AKC) is a rare congenital vascular malformation that often mimics other skin conditions such as verrucous venous malformation. We report a case of AKC in a 9‐year‐old male presenting with a pruritic, hyperkeratotic lesion growing proportionally to his body since birth. The diagnosis of AKC was determined based on a constellation of clinical findings, histopathologic examination with immunohistochemistry, and ultrasound technique. This case provides a photo representation of a rarely reported skin condition in a patient with skin of color and highlights the importance of using multiple diagnostic tools to distinguish AKC from other differential diagnoses.
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