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#redirect [[Non-malignant_skin_disease#Angiofibroma]]
'''Angiofibroma''' is a [[Non-malignant_skin_disease|non-malignant skin lesion]]. '''[[Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma]]''' is dealt with separately.
 
It should '''not''' be confused with '''[[angiokeratoma]]'''.
==General==
*May be seen in the context of [[tuberous sclerosis]] - especially "butterfly area of the face".<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref>
*Solitary lesions in adults are known as ''[[fibrous papules]]'' and classically arise on the nose.<ref name=Ref_Derm505>{{Ref Derm|505}}</ref>
 
Clinical:
*Firm, dome-shaped, flesh coloured.
 
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref>
*Dome-shaped.
*Fibrotic dermis.
**Enlarged fibroblasts.
*Dilated small vessels.
 
DDx:
*[[Benign fibrous papule]] - solitary, nose lesion.
 
===Image===
*[http://www.drdittmar.lu/images/sce/angiofibroma-s.jpg Angiofibroma (drdittmar.lu)].<ref>URL: [http://www.drdittmar.lu/Services.aspx http://www.drdittmar.lu/Services.aspx]. Accessed on: 1 September 2011.</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Non-malignant skin diseases]].
*[[Dermatopathology]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Non-malignant skin diseases]]
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