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Epithelioid haemangiomas are benign, vascular tumours characterized by the proliferation of epithelioid endothelial cells with abundant eosinophilic hyaline cytoplasm. We report a case of epithelioid haemangioma in association with a deep arteriovenous malformation of the subclavian artery. The association of reactive vascular proliferations with arteriovenous malformations is uncommonly reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hereditary multiple glomus tumours constitute an autosomal dominant skin disease which is known to demonstrate cutaneous mosaicism typified by type 1 and 2 segmental arrangements. We report a patient with type 2 segmental multiple glomangiomyomas who was disturbed by the pain of her lesions. A symptomatic lesion was successfully treated with the pulsed dye laser and to date there has been no recurrence of the pain. Possible explanations for the clinical response are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis (CGPD) is a benign, facial eruption which has previously been reported in prepubertal, Afro-Caribbean children. It is a condition of unknown aetiology, characterized by a monomorphic, papular eruption around the mouth, nose and eyes. Typically the eruption persists for several months but resolves without scarring. The condition can usually be distinguished from sarcoidosis on clinical and histological grounds. To our knowledge, this is the first case of CGPD occurring in an Asian child with sarcoidal histology and is unusual in its persistence for 4 years. We suggest that this case of CGPD may well be a variant of sarcoid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]