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Extensive Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia with Severe Anemia and Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus

Volume 4 - Issue 2

**Shreya Dass*and Meena Makhecha**

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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, HBT Medical College and Dr. RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital, India
*Corresponding author:Shreya Dass, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, HBT. Medical College and Dr. RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital, India

Received: April 20, 2018; Published: May 03,2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.04.001027

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Abstract

A 57-year-old male presented with multiple it chypurple raised lesions on left side off ace and scalp for 3 years. Examination revealed multiple soft to firm violaceous papules and nodules, varying in size from 0.5cmto1cm, limited to left side of scalp and face over forehead, periorbital, preauricular, anterior helix, post auricular and beard are as with few excoriations. There was no associated regional lymphadenopathy. Laboratory reports: Haemoglobin=5.7gm%, decreased red cell count and indices, increased red cell distribution width, leukocytosis elevated blood sugars(Fasting Blood Sugar=430mg%),decreased serum ferritin and normal serum Immunoglobulin E (IgE). Histopathology revealed increased thick-walled capillaries and venules in upper dermis surrounded by an infiltrate of lymphocytes and eosinophils with their linings how in gplumpendo the lialcells. High frequency ultra-sonography of affected skin suggested enlarged lymphnodes. Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophiliaisa rare entity; and extensive involvement with severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and severe anemia, along withfeaturesoverlappingwithKimura’sdiseasehasnotbeenreportedpreviously.

Keywords: Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia; Kimura’s Disease; Scalp and Face Nodules