Pigmented purpuric dermatosis in an infant

Luisa Martos-Cabrera; Pablo López-Balboa; Mar Ramírez-Lluch; Isabel Colmenero; Ana Mateos-Mayo; Antonio Torrelo; Ángela Hernández-Martin

doi:10.1111/pde.14500

Pigmented purpuric dermatosis in an infant

Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Mar;38(2):504-505. doi: 10.1111/pde.14500. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Authors

Luisa Martos-Cabrera¹, Pablo López-Balboa¹, Mar Ramírez-Lluch¹, Isabel Colmenero², Ana Mateos-Mayo¹, Antonio Torrelo¹, Ángela Hernández-Martin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.
² Department of Pathology, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 33403710
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14500

Abstract

Pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPDs) are a group of idiopathic, chronic, and self-resolving conditions easily recognizable in adults but extremely uncommon in infants. We present the youngest patient with PPD reported to date.

Keywords: Pigmented purpuric eruption; Schamberg's Disease; pediatric; purpura.

MeSH terms

Adult
Eczema*
Humans
Infant
Keratosis*
Pigmentation Disorders* / diagnosis
Purpura* / diagnosis