Synonym(s)
Red Thigh
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Klingmüller, 1925
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Special form of acrocyanosis.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Functional circulatory disorders after cold stimulation. Probably also endocrine dysfunction.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
Especially with obese girls.
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Especially lower legs.
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Cyanotic, blurred erythema, clear follicle marking ( perniosis follicularis), pasty infiltrates. Iris diaphragm phenomenon, regression of symptoms when heat is applied. Cinnabar stains after rubbing and finger pressure = arterial hyperemic reaction.
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S.u. Acrocyanosis. Hormone therapy in case of diagnosed endocrine disorder.
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Healing up to the 4th decade of life.
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Acrocyanosis; Column leg, cyanotic; Cryopathies; Follicular perniosis; Nodular vasculitis; Red thigh;Outgoing links (10)
Acrocyanosis; Cyanosis; Erythema; Erythema nodosum; Erythromelalgia; Follicular perniosis; Iris diaphragm phenomenon; Nodular vasculitis; Panniculitis (overview); Perniones;Disclaimer
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer