Acroangiodermatitis of amputation stump

Eur J Dermatol. 2003 Jul-Aug;13(4):402-3.

Abstract

Acroangiodermatitis is an angioproliferative disease characterized by pseudosarcomatous papules and plaques. It is often associated with different disorders like: chronic venous insufficiency, artero-venous malformations, artero-venous shunts, paralysed limb. In the case of amputation stumps the traumatic and suctional stimula may be the cause of this reactive pathology. We describe a case of acroangiodermatitis in an above-knee amputation stump in a 48-year-old-female affected by Down's syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrodermatitis / diagnosis*
  • Acrodermatitis / etiology
  • Acrodermatitis / pathology
  • Amputation Stumps / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Down Syndrome*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery
  • Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*