Perniosis, Chilblains - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

perniosis chilblains

Body Site

finger hand nail, hand

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

Comments

This 15-year-old girl presented with multiple symmetric painful red to violaceous nodules and plaques on her fingers and toes during a cold spell this winter. She had a history of a similar eruption last winter.

Description

multiple, symmetric, red to violaceous nodules and plaques

Image Added

1/6/2004 8:12:30

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