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Laura Bernal Masferrer1, María Del Carmen Gómez Mateo2, Marcial Álvarez-Salafranca1
1Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza University, Zaragoza, Spain.
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A 53-year-old woman with a history of arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and morbid obesity presented with abdominal lesions persisting for 3 months, resistant to previous treatment. Physical examination revealed characteristic erythematous-violaceous plaques with serpiginous distribution and central ulceration. Histological examination confirmed diffuse dermal angiomatosis with underlying fat tissue necrosis, a rare association. Diffuse dermal angiomatosis typically affects middle-aged women with cardiovascular risk factors, and treatment involves addressing underlying vascular alterations.
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