Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children respond to a combination of local UVA phototherapy and intralesional corticosteroids

Authors

  • Wasrin Natpracha Ramathibodi hospital
  • Suthep Jirasuthat DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RAMATHIBODI HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Ploysyne Rattanakaemakorn DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RAMATHIBODI HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children, APACHE, UVA, phototherapy

Abstract

Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children or APACHE is a rare, benign cutaneous disease with unknown etiology, characterized by multiple, asymptomatic erythematous to violaceous papules and nodules, usually located unilaterally on the acral distribution, mostly affecting children. We reported a 12 year-old girl presented with 4 years history of multiple confluent non-blanchable erythematous papules and plaques on posterior aspect of right arm previously diagnosed as chronic eczema, followed by solitary mycosis fungoides after skin biopsy. The lesion did not respond to the one course of local NB-UVB. Repeat skin biopsy, immunohistochemistry, and also T-cell receptor gene rearrangement study were sent and the results were compatible with APACHE. Local UVA phototherapy combined with intralesional corticosteroid injection were treated with a good outcome after therapy.

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Published

2019-10-01

How to Cite

Natpracha, W., Jirasuthat, S., & Rattanakaemakorn, P. (2019). Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children respond to a combination of local UVA phototherapy and intralesional corticosteroids. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 35(3), 149–155. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/161859