Synonym(s)
disseminated pruritic angiodermatitis; Eczematide-like purpura; epidemic purple-lichenoid dermatitis; purple itching
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Doucas and Kapetanakis, 1953
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Formerly seen as a clinical variant of Purpura pigmentosa progressiva, today synonymous with Purpura pigmentosa progressiva.
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- Doucas C, Kapetanakis J (1953) Eczematid-like purpura. Dermatologica 106: 86-95
- Karadag AS et al (2013) Two cases of eczematide-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis responsive to narrow band ultraviolet B treatment. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 29:97-99.
- Simon M et al (1986) PUVA therapy of eczematide-like purpura. Act Dermatol 12: 100-102
- Vedak P et al (2015) case of eczematid-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis in a child. Pediatric Dermatol 32:291-292.
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