2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05881.x
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Atypical clinical presentation of pigmented purpuric dermatosis

Abstract: The term pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) is used for a group of mainly asymptomatic, sometimes pruritic dermatoses that are clinically characterized by an eruption of pinpoint purpuric lesions along with yellow, orange, red and/or brown, often patchy pigmented areas. Traditionally five subtypes have been distinguished, but atypical clinical patterns may also occur. Because of the variable clinical spectrum and the similar histopathologic findings, a strict nosological classification is sometimes difficult … Show more

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“…Nevertheless, there are some descriptions of cases that share the histopathological features of PPD, but the clinical presentation is not typical for any of the above-mentioned entities [2][3][4]. We describe another atypical case, which is clinically and dermatoscopically similar to the one presented by Zalaudek et al [4].…”
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“…Nevertheless, there are some descriptions of cases that share the histopathological features of PPD, but the clinical presentation is not typical for any of the above-mentioned entities [2][3][4]. We describe another atypical case, which is clinically and dermatoscopically similar to the one presented by Zalaudek et al [4].…”
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“…The traditional classification includes six subtypes: lichen aureus, itching purpura, purpura annularis telangiectodes (Majocchi purpura), pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis of Gougerot-Blum, progressive PPD (Schamberg purpura), and eczematid-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis [1]. Nevertheless, there are some descriptions of cases that share the histopathological features of PPD, but the clinical presentation is not typical for any of the above-mentioned entities [2][3][4]. We describe another atypical case, which is clinically and dermatoscopically similar to the one presented by Zalaudek et al [4].…”
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