Nevus Angiokeratosis

Angiokeratosis nevus (nevus) is a benign pigmented lesion that is common in children and adolescents. This nevus is one of the forms of lentigo.

Nevus is a general name for various types of pigmented skin formations. In this case, we are talking about angiokeratosis nevus, which refers to a type of pigmented skin tumors known under the general term “lentigo”. Nevus is several types of skin pigmentation, such as birthmarks, freckles, melasma, lentigines, melanomas, pigmented nevi, etc.

Angiokeratoma nevus can appear at any age, but most often occurs during adolescence and adulthood. Such non-universities are most widespread among people of the Caucasian race. However, this does not mean that this form of neoplasm cannot occur in representatives of other races.

Typically, the localization of angiokeratoma nevi is the skin of the torso, mainly in areas of strong pressure, for example, the abdomen or sternum. Sunburn or injury can trigger the disease. Sometimes the disease can be asymptomatic for many years, and only an examination can initially detect it.

The color of angiokeratoma is reddish-brown, its shape is flat and usually flattened. The skin around the neoplasm atrophies and remains dry, as it is deprived of normal sebaceous secretion. Also, with traumatic damage to the nevus, bleeding ulcers under the crust may occur.

And although angiokeratoma should be considered a benign formation, it carries a high risk of degeneration into malignant melanoma, which can lead to skin cancer. It is unlikely to accurately predict the likelihood of malignancy, however, if there is a suspicion of degeneration of angiokyratosis nevus, dermatologists can suggest removal of the formations under the supervision of cytological studies.