Doucas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura

Doucas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura
Doucas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura
Other names	Eczematoid purpura, eczematoid-like purpura.
Specialty	Dermatology

Doucas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura, also known as eczematoid purpura,^[1] or eczematoid-like purpura,^[2] is a skin condition characterized by scaly and eczematous patches, which also have petechiae and hemosiderin staining.^[3]^: 830

It is a lymphocytic capillaritis of unknown cause. Lesions consist of erythematous and purpuric macules which usually begin around the ankles, coalesce, and spread to involve the whole legs, and sometimes the trunk and upper extremities. The lesions are extremely pruritic (itchy) and occasionally lichenified after prolonged scratching.

It was characterized in 1953.^[4]

References

^ Wolfram Sterry; Ralf Paus; Walter H. C. Burgdorf (8 March 2006). Dermatology. Thieme. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-58890-258-0. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ David E. Elder; Rosalie Elenitsas; Michael D. Ioffreda; Bernett L. Johnson Jr. (2007). Atlas and synopsis of Lever's histopathology of the skin. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-7817-6845-0. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
^ C. Doucas; J Kapetanakis (1953). "Eczematid-like purpura". Dermatologica. 106 (2): 86–95. doi:10.1159/000256830. PMID 13060054.