CYANOSIS AND PURPURA IN FINGERS − FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, APROPOS OF A CASE

  • Fred Bernardes Filho Pós Graduando de Dermatologia/Graduated in Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA/SCMRJ), Brasil
  • Bianca Passos Leite dos Santos Universidade Estacio de Sa/Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Marjorie Soares Pereira Gonçalves Universidade Fluminense/Fluminense Federal University, (UFF), Niterói (RJ), Brasil
  • Suzana Mary de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil
  • Viviane Vargas dos Santos Departamento de Medicina Interna/Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí, Rio Grande Federal University, (HCI/FURG), Rio Grande (RS), Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.4.330
Keywords: Cyanosis, Fingers, Purpura

Abstract

The purpura and cyanosis are elementary lesions frequently seen by medical doctors of several specialties. Its causes can range from rare diseases, such as thrombophilia, to the occupational injuries. The fundamentals of the formation of these lesions should be domain of dermatologists so that they can aid in the correct diagnosis of the underlying disease. The authors report the case of a patient in hospital who had cyanosis and ecchymosis in the digits caused by repetitive trauma to fingers in the measurement of capillary blood glucose. The differential diagnosis of the case is reviewed.

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Published
2015-04-13
How to Cite
Bernardes Filho, F., dos Santos, B. P. L., Gonçalves, M. S. P., de Carvalho, S. M., & dos Santos, V. V. (2015). CYANOSIS AND PURPURA IN FINGERS − FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, APROPOS OF A CASE. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 72(4), 569-572. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.4.330
Issue
Vol 72 No 4 (2014): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Case Reports

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