Diffuse dermal angiomatosis localized to abdominal striae

Abstract

Diffuse dermal angiomatosis is a rare, benign, reactive cutaneous vascular disorder considered to be a distinct variant of reactive angioendotheliomatosis. The disease typically presents in obese patients who smoke and have atherosclerotic risk factors, vasculopathies, or other comorbidities associated with hypoxemia. We present a case of a 40-year-old woman with ulcerated plaques on her abdomen consistent with diffuse dermal angiomatosis on histopathological evaluation. Unique to our patient was localization of the lesions to the abdominal striae.

Keywords:

• Diffuse dermal angiomatosis
• striae