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Eruptive pseudoangiomatosis (EPA) is a rare cutaneous disorder of unknown cause originally described in children¹ and characterized by an eruption of distinctive erythematous angiomalike papules often surrounded by a pale halo.² In August and September 2002, 9 adult patients (7 men and 2 women; age range, 34-68 years) from an asylum for the chronically mentally ill in Parma, Italy, were referred to our institution for acute onset of papules clinically resembling EPA lesions (Figure 1). These blanched by vitro pressure and showed a somewhat symmetric distribution. The most affected sites were the extremities; less commonly involved were the face and the trunk. Neither prodromal symptoms nor fever were observed. Clinical evaluation of all patients, including analyses of lymph nodes, spleen, and liver, revealed no abnormality. No immunosuppressive abnormalities or systemic disorders were found. Interestingly, 2 of the researchers who worked in close contact with the patients complained of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Caterina Venturi, MD; Enrico Zendri, MD; Maria Cristina Medici, PhD; Massimo Gasperini, MD; Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, PhD; Carlo Chezzi, MD; Giuseppe De Panfilis, MD
Clinica Dermatologica Università
Via Gramsci, 14
I-43100 Parma, Italy
(e-mail: venturi.caterina@infinito.it)