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CYANOSIS AND PURPURA IN FINGERS − FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, APROPOS OF A CASE
| Resumo: | 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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| Autores principais: | Bernardes Filho, Fred |
| Outros Autores: | dos Santos, Bianca Passos Leite; Gonçalves, Marjorie Soares Pereira; de Carvalho, Suzana Mary; dos Santos, Viviane Vargas |
| Assunto: | Cyanosis Fingers Purpura Cianose Dedos Púrpura |
| Ano: | 2015 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Portuguese Journal of Dermatology |
| Resumo: | 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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