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 :See also: ''[[nasopharyngeal angiofibroma]]''.
 :Should '''not''' be confused with ''[[angiokeratoma]]''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Angiofibroma}}
-*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>
 ==Benign fibrous papule==