Treatment of stasis dermatitis using aminaphtone: a case series.
BACKGROUND
Stasis purpura is a common finding in clinical practice and is related to vascular alterations.


METHODS
Four randomly-selected, Caucasian patients (a 45-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, a 51-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman) were treated with aminaphtone for approximately one year. For all patients, the brown patches - a sign of stasis purpura - disappeared without the appearance of new lesions within this period.


CONCLUSIONS
Aminaphtone is a novel proposal in the treatment of stasis purpura when capillary fragility is identified.
de Godoy
José Maria Pereira
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The Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service of the Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto, FAMERP, Rua Floriano Peixoto 2950, São Paulo, Zip code 15010-020, Brazil. godoyjmp@riopreto.com.br.
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