Arborescent vascular dilatation mimicking Lichtenberg figures from lightning.
The clinical presentation of arborizing vascular dilatation can resemble Lichtenberg figures from lightning. Both have a feather-like or ferning pattern. We report an interesting case of pressure-induced vasodilatation (PIV) caused by temporary vascular occlusion from jeans buttons.
Department of Pediatrics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Therdpong
T
Tempark
Julie
J
Iwasaki
Tor
T
Shwayder
D002648:Child; D003020:Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008030:Lightning; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology*