Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis refers to one of the three major classes of skin conditions characterized by purpuric skin eruptions.
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis are distinguished from other purpura by size (0.3–1 cm) and are most often seen in the lower extremities.: 829   Pigmentary purpuric eruptions may present with one of several clinical patterns.  There may be overlapping characteristics among pigmented purpuric dermatosis and between their signs and those of other purpuric eruptions.: 829   Examples of the pigmented purpuric dermatosis group include:: 829–30 
Schambergs disease
Majocchis disease (Purpura annularis telangiectodes)
Gougerot-Blum syndrome (Pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis)
Ducas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura
Lichen aureusAlthough vascular damage may be present, it is insufficient for these conditions to be considered forms of vasculitis.A few very small non-blinded studies of treatment with narrow-band ultraviolet light have been reported as promising.

See also
Purpura
Skin lesion
List of cutaneous conditions

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