Haemorrhagic purpura in an elderly man. BHD

Shreya Dixit; Gayle Fischer; Adrian Lim

doi:10.1111/ajd.12046

Haemorrhagic purpura in an elderly man. BHD

Australas J Dermatol. 2013 Aug;54(3):228-9. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12046. Epub 2013 Jun 10.

Authors

Shreya Dixit¹, Gayle Fischer, Adrian Lim

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. [email protected]

PMID: 23750876
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12046

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?

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Eruptions / pathology*
Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Hemorrhage / pathology
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / chemically induced*
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / pathology

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight