title: Haemorrhagic purpura in an elderly man. BHD.
abstract: You are asked to review an 85 year old man with bullous lesions on the torso and limbs (as shown), which developed after treatment with low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH), unfractionated heparin (UFH), and furosemide. Based on the given history and the clinical and histological images, what is your diagnosis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. sdixit177@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shreya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000473:pathology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight