title: Purpura and Schamberg's disease.
abstract: We have described a 9-year-old boy with progressive pigmentary dermatosis. The disease requires no treatment, but must be considered in the differential diagnosis of purpura in childhood to avoid unnecessary delay and concern to the patient.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology