Facial angiofibroma, also known as fibrous papule, is a fairly common skin lesion seen in males and females after puberty.
Epidemiology
Associations
There is no hereditary predisposition for this skin lesion. However, multiple angiofibromas, which have a bilaterally symmetrical distribution on the face, involving the cheeks, nasolabial folds and chin, have been associated with genetic conditions such as:
Pathology
They represent a focal vascular and collagen growth.
This lesion is usually solitary and located on the nose skin, measuring 1-5 mm.
Subtypes
There are several histological variants that include:
hypercellular
clear cell
pigmented
pleomorphic
inflammatory
granular cell