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. 2014 Oct;5(4):544-5.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.137874.

SkIndia Quiz 15: Hyperpigmented and purpuric plaques on trunk

Rajesh Verma  1 , Biju Vasudevan  1 , Vijendran Pragasam  1 , Prateek Kinra  2 , Ambresh Badad  1 , Vikram Singh  2
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SkIndia Quiz 15: Hyperpigmented and purpuric plaques on trunk

Rajesh Verma et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Bilaterally symmetrical purpuric plaques on trunk and face
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Purpuric plaques on eyelids. (b) Purpuric plaques with erosions on buttocks
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathology revealing subcorneal clefting along with necrotic keratinocytes and lymphocytes in the clefts. Spongiosis was present in underlying dermis, with vacuolation and subepidermal clefting at places. There was a clumped lymphocytic infiltrate at few places in the dermis, especially around appendages (H and E, ×40)
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