title: Purpura provoked by cold exposure in a skier.
abstract: Case of a previously healthy young skier who developed purpura on his lower legs after cold exposure; the patient was not taking any medicine. No disease or disturbance except the physical trauma of cold could be found to explain his purpura.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012865:Skiing