Three Cases of Unilateral Linear Capillaritis.
- Author:
Dae Lyong HA
1
;
Hyunju JIN
;
Hyang Suk YOU
;
Woo Haing SHIM
;
Jeong Min KIM
;
Gun Wook KIM
;
Hoon Soo KIM
;
Hyun Chang KO
;
Byung Soo KIM
;
Moon Bum KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. drkmb@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis;
Segmental pigmented purpura;
Unilateral linear capillaritis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Skin;
Skin Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2018;56(4):273-275
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Unilateral linear capillaritis (ULC) is a rare variant of pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD). ULC is clinically characterized by unilateral linear macules on the lower extremities, which fade spontaneously. We present three patients with linearly distributed purpuric macules on only one side of the lower extremities. Skin biopsy showed histopathological features of PPDs. We diagnosed ULC based on these clinicopathological findings. For all patients, the skin lesions began to fade spontaneously within several months to a few years after onset. ULC has been reported rarely, with only about 20 cases worldwide and no cases described in the Korean literature.
