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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 5;5(8):704-705.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.06.015. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Sclerotherapy-induced purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi-like eruption

Robert T Spaulding  1 , Janine C Malone  2
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Case Reports

Sclerotherapy-induced purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi-like eruption

Robert T Spaulding et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PATM, purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi; PPD, pigmented purpuric dermatosis; pigmented purpuric dermatosis; purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi; sclerotherapy.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Numerous nonblanching annular to arcuate petechial patches with few telangiectasias on the left lower extremity. The area of biopsy is circled.
Fig 2
Fig 2
A, Punch biopsy sample (hematoxylin-eosin; original magnification, ×400). A normal epidermis overlies a perivascular lymphoid infiltrate and extravasated erythrocytes. B, Punch biopsy sample (Perl's iron stain, original magnification, ×400). Hemosiderophages in the superficial dermis (arrows).
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    1. Goldman M.P., Kaplan R.P., Duffy D.M. Postsclerotherapy hyperpigmentation: a histologic evaluation. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1987;13:547–550. - PubMed

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