Monday, October 3, 2011

Cherry

A middle-aged patient presents with these on the trunk. They bleed profusely if cut. They blanch with pressure.

Challenge: What's your diagnosis?

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4 comments:

  1. jimmyOctober 3, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Cherry angiomas

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  2. MichelleOctober 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    ...cherry hemangioma?

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  3. sidOctober 6, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Campbell de Morgan Spots or "Cherry" Hemangiomas..

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  4. CraigOctober 8, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    yes! i don't remember any derm..i'm impressed :)
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    Cherry

    This is a cherry angioma, also known as a De Morgan spot, a capillary proliferation.

    Source: UpToDate; missinglink.ucsf.edu.

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