Purpura, Traumatic, Factitial Dermatitis, Gardner-Diamond Syndrome, Trauma - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

purpura, traumatic factitial dermatitis Gardner-Diamond syndrome trauma

Body Site

leg

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

patchy

Color

brown purple

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This adolescent girl complained of episodic outbreaks of purple patches on her arms and legs. An extensive medical evaluation showed no evidence of underlying disease. She would often awaken in the morning with new lesions which developed during the night, and old lesions healed without treatment in 2-3 days. A skin biopsy showed extravasated red blood cells but otherwise normal skin.

Description

well demarcated patches of purpura with surrounding areas of golden brown pigmentation.

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6/17/2009 22:54:54

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