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Review
. 2021 Sep;38(5):994-1003.
doi: 10.1111/pde.14792. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Pediatric hematidrosis - A case report and review of the literature and pathogenesis

David A Shafique  1 , Alexandra W Hickman  2 , Amy Thorne  3 , Hillary R Elwood  4 , Barrett J Zlotoff  5
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Pediatric hematidrosis - A case report and review of the literature and pathogenesis

David A Shafique et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Hematidrosis is a disorder in which blood-tinged fluid exudes from uninjured skin or mucosa. It is often classified as an eccrine sweat disorder, though the precise mechanism-including involvement of sweat glands-has yet to be proven. In contemporary case reports, hematidrosis appears most frequently in the pediatric population, with 83% of cases in the literature since 2008 occurring in individuals 18 years old or younger. We present here a case of a 10-year-old girl with hematidrosis followed by a review of the literature, with an emphasis on the features of this condition in the pediatric population.

Keywords: hematidrosis; hematohidrosis; pathogenesis; pediatric; review.

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