title: Pigmented purpuric eruption associated with injection medroxyprogesterone acetate.
abstract: Pigmented purpuric eruptions are characterized clinically by purpura, most commonly petechial, and brownish pigmentation. Although there are several idiopathic variants, several drugs have been associated with these eruptions. We present a patient who experienced pigmented purpura on her lower extremities several months after initiating medroxyprogesterone acetate injection. The eruption cleared several weeks after discontinuation of the medication.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lerner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D045167:Progesterone Congeners; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate