title: Rumpel-Leede phenomenon associated with noninvasive blood pressure monitoring -A case report-.
abstract: We report a case of Rumpel-Leede (RL) phenomenon, - acute dermis capillary rupture, secondary to noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitoring in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension. The first most likely cause is vascular fragility in microangiopathy as a result of DM and chronic steroid use. The second is the increased venous pressure during cycling of the blood pressure cuff in a hypertensive state. Anesthesiologists need to be aware that acute dermal capillary rupture, although rare, can occur in patients with long-standing DM, hypertension and chronic steroid use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Saint's Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Yong Shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwon-Hui
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jang Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: In