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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia 2016Pigmented purpuric dermatosis is a chronic skin disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by symmetrical petechial and pigmented macules, often confined to the lower...
BACKGROUND:
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis is a chronic skin disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by symmetrical petechial and pigmented macules, often confined to the lower limbs. The aetiology of pigmented purpuric dermatosis is unknown. Dermatoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that allows the visualisation of morphological features invisible to the naked eye; it combines a method that renders the corneal layer of the skin translucent with an optical system that magnifies the image projected onto the retina.
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study is to investigate the dermatoscopic findings of pigmented purpuric dermatosis.
METHODS:
This study enrolled patients diagnosed histopathologically with pigmented purpuric dermatosis who had dermatoscopic records. We reviewed the dermatoscopic images of PPD patients who attended the outpatient clinic in the Istanbul Dermatovenereology Department at the Bezmialem Vakıf University Medical Faculty.
RESULTS:
Dermatoscopy showed: coppery-red pigmentation (97%, n = 31) in the background, a brown network (34%, n = 11), linear vessels (22%, n = 7), round to oval red dots, globules, and patches (69%, n = 22; 75%, n = 24; 34%, n = 11; respectively), brown globules (26%, n = 8) and dots (53%, n = 17), linear brown lines (22%, n = 7), and follicular openings (13%, n = 4).
CONCLUSION:
To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the dermatoscopy of pigmented purpuric dermatosis. In our opinion, dermatoscopy can be useful in the diagnosis of pigmented purpuric dermatosis.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cholesterol, LDL; Dermoscopy; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Records; Middle Aged; Pigmentation Disorders; Purpura; Young Adult
PubMed: 27828629
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165124 -
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association... Mar 2023
Topics: Female; Humans; Purpura; Conjunctiva; Vomiting
PubMed: 36918187
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221540 -
Indian Journal of Dermatology,...
Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Cocaine; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Female; Humans; Levamisole; Middle Aged; Purpura; Vasculitis; Vasoconstrictor Agents
PubMed: 34114415
DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_986_20 -
BMJ Case Reports Feb 2021
Topics: Facial Dermatoses; Humans; Purpura; Vomiting
PubMed: 33568416
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241456 -
Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin... May 2023Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which comprises thrombocytopenia, elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels, and anemia in the combination of organ involvement,... (Review)
Review
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which comprises thrombocytopenia, elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels, and anemia in the combination of organ involvement, is a rare but life-threatening condition associated with an extremely high lethality in the acute phase if left untreated. Using the example of a 49-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with unexplained abdominal symptoms and subfebrile temperatures, recommendations for the emergency situation are presented. Increased awareness of the disease and targeted further diagnostics with determination of the PLASMIC score or ADAMTS13 activity may lead directly to diagnosis of TTP; delayed diagnosis is usually associated with secondary complications.
Topics: Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic; Hospitalization
PubMed: 36598518
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-022-00982-w -
Postgraduate Medical Journal May 1982Seventeen infants with nodular purpura are reported. All these infants suffered from a coagulation abnormality due to vitamin K deficiency. Contributing factors were...
Seventeen infants with nodular purpura are reported. All these infants suffered from a coagulation abnormality due to vitamin K deficiency. Contributing factors were breast-feeding, the use of milk substitutes, diarrhoea and antimicrobial therapy. The patients responded rapidly and completely to parenteral vitamin K. In the management of infantile diarrhoea use of antibiotics should be restricted to specific bacteriologically proven cases. Vitamin K administration is suggested in infants with prolonged gastroenteritis and limited milk intake and particularly those receiving antibiotics.
Topics: Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Purpura; Vitamin K; Vitamin K Deficiency
PubMed: 7111112
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.58.679.274 -
American Journal of Hematology Feb 1999
Topics: Humans; Nervous System Diseases; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
PubMed: 9929119
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199902)60:2<171::aid-ajh22>3.0.co;2-f -
Canadian Medical Association Journal Aug 1964
Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Humans; Pathology; Purpura; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic; Thrombocytopenia
PubMed: 14179072
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California Medicine Apr 1965
Topics: Drug Hypersensitivity; Geriatrics; Purpura; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic; Quinidine; Thrombocytopenia; Toxicology
PubMed: 14288151
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Canadian Medical Association Journal Sep 1963
Topics: Anemia; Anemia, Hemolytic; Humans; Neurologic Manifestations; Purpura; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis
PubMed: 14063941
DOI: No ID Found