Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis
Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of petechiae, purpura, and increased skin pigmentation most commonly occur on the lower extremities
Schamberg Disease:
• Chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by petechiae, purpura, and increased skin pigmentation (brown, red, or yellow patchy)
• Commonly seen in males and mainly affects the tibial regions, and could involve thighs, buttocks, trunk, or upper extremities
• Extravasation of blood vessels particularly capillaries which allow red blood cells to get deposited into the skin which then releases their iron from hemoglobin
- This iron causes a rust color accounting for the orange or brown tint of the rash
Majocchi Purpura:
• Characterized by annular, purpuric lesions and erythematous punctate lesions, and central clearing with slight atrophy
• Most common site for involvement is the lower extremities
Gougerot-Blum Purpura:
• Red-brown lichenoid papules that tend to fuse in plaques in older men
Lichen Aureus:
• Acute onset of distinctive, rust-yellow or gold colored lichenoid papules or circumscribed patches and plaques
• Most frequently occurs unilaterally on the lower extremities; bilateral involvement is less common
Eczematoid-Like Purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis:
• Usually bilateral, intensely itchy, and characteristically has eczematous features
• Mild lichenification could be present and has a fluctuation course with spontaneous improvement occasionally
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