Purpura, Trauma, Footwear Complications - DermAtlas

Contributor

Nikolaos Sferopoulos, MD

Diagnosis

purpura trauma footwear complications

Body Site

foot ankle ankle

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

swelling

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A 16-year-old girl who participated in a school excursion presented with severe ankle pain, swelling and bruising secondary to wearing heavy boots for a whole day and then long dancing with too high stilettos.

Description

swelling and bruising more prominent on the right than the left

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11/14/2010 16:28:38

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