Angiodermite purple et pigmentéeL81.9
Synonym(s)
Dermite ocre des membres inférieurs; Dermite ocre Favre-Chaix
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Favre, 1924; Chaix, 1926
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
"Capillaritis" with blood leakage and hemosiderin deposition in the wake of chronic venous insufficiency. The entity of this clinical picture is controversial. Probably identical with Purpura jaune d'ocre (see also venous diseases).
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Lower leg, especially extensor.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Purple-coloured, partially confluent maculae with even, reticular, finally lenticular pigmentation.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
According to the Purpura jaune d'ocre.