Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: improvement in a recurrent case with isotretinoin

Authors

  • Sankha Koley
  • Sabyasachi Banerjee
  • Sanjiv Choudhary
  • Kalyan Khan
  • Tanmoy Mukherjee
  • Arovinda Sarkar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.21.4.2011.490

Keywords:

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, isotretinoin

Abstract

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), characterized by dermal and subcutaneous nodules in head and neck areas, is often very disfiguring. There are different modalities of treatment but surgery seems to be the best. We report a 31-year-old man with recurrent ALHE showing considerable improvement with isotretinoin. 

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2016-12-22

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Koley S, Banerjee S, Choudhary S, Khan K, Mukherjee T, Sarkar A. Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia: improvement in a recurrent case with isotretinoin. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016Dec.22 [cited 2026Apr.12];21(4):285-8. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/490

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Vol. 21 No. 4 (2011): October - December

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Case Reports

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