title: [Atypical clinical presentation of pigmented purpuric dermatosis].
abstract: The term pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) is used for a group of mainly asymptomatic, sometimes pruritic dermatoses that are clinically characterized by an eruption of pinpoint purpuric lesions along with yellow, orange, red and/or brown, often patchy pigmented areas. Traditionally five subtypes have been distinguished, but atypical clinical patterns may also occur. Because of the variable clinical spectrum and the similar histopathologic findings, a strict nosological classification is sometimes difficult or even impossible to achieve. We report a case of PPD with atypical clinical features in a young woman, underlining the difficulties in the clinical classification of this spectrum of diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. iris.zalaudek@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zalaudek
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brongo
authors.forename: Caterina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Giorgio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argenziano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014034:Toes