title: Gravitational erythema.
abstract: We report a case of gravitational erythema in a 13-year-old boy who presented with a blotchy erythematous rash affecting his arms when hanging down and legs and lower abdomen on standing. The cutaneous symptoms in the upper limbs would resolve rapidly on elevation of the arms, whereas the lower limb rash would disappear on lying flat. Although this is a benign condition, no effective treatment has previously been reported. Our patient was managed with compression stockings, which provided some symptomatic benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
authors.forename: Seher
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahmatulla
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
authors.forename: Krisztina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scharrer
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
authors.forename: Neill
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hepburn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D004890:Erythema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D053828:Stockings, Compression