Disseminated Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia: A Case Report
Guo-Yi Zhang, MD; Juan Jiang, MD; Tong Lin, MD; Qian-Qiu Wang, MD
Accepted for publication March 27, 2003.
From the Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, People’s Republic of China.
The authors report no conflict of interest.
A 37-year-old Cantonese man presented with pruritic erythematous papules and nodules on his face, limbs, and trunk that had been present for 10 years and aggravated for 2 years. More nodules were noticed where the skin was scratched and traumatized. The lesions were alleviated temporarily, but they did not subside entirely without therapy. The lesions responded to treatment with intravenous dexamethasone. Histopathology results indicated angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), and the patient was diagnosed with disseminated ALHE (DALHE). His lesions ameliorated after treatment with prednisone.