Hematidrosis: a case report and review of the literature.
The authors report the case of a 9 year-old female who had bleeding episodes around the mouth after strenuous exercise or prolonged exposure to heat. Characteristically, bleeding occurred right after sweat drops started appearing on the surface of the skin around the mouth. The bleeding episodes ceased spontaneously.
Carvalho
Ana Carolina da Silva
AC
Dermatology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Machado-Pinto
Jackson
J
Nogueira
Gustavo Carneiro
GC
Almeida
Luiz Maurício Costa
LM
Nunes
Maurício Buzelin
MB
D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology*