Linear verrucous hemangioma-a rare case and dermoscopic clues to diagnosis

Dermatol Pract Concept. 2018 Jan 31;8(1):43-47. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0801a09. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Verrucous hemangioma (VH) is a rare, congenital and localized vascular malformation, which usually presents as warty, bluish, vascular papules, plaques, or nodules, mainly on the lower extremities. Linear presentation of the disease is rare. A deep biopsy is necessary to confirm the clinical diagnosis by histopathological examination, with dermoscopy acting as a useful tool for evaluating the precise vascular structure. Here, we report on a 13-year-old female child with linear VH presenting over her foot since infancy and dermoscopic findings of VH along with the clinical-pathologic features.

Keywords: dermoscopy; vascular malformation; verrucous hemangioma.