Solar purpura
| Solar purpura | |
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| Other names: Bateman's purpura,[1] actinic purpura, senile purpura[2] | |
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| Senile purpura | |
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | large, sharply outlined, 1- to 5-cm, dark purplish-red patches on the back of the forearms and hands[2] |
| Usual onset | Elderly[2] |
| Treatment | None[2] |
Solar purpura, also known as actinic purpura, and senile purpura, is a skin condition characterized by large, sharply outlined, 1- to 5-cm, dark purplish-red marks appearing on the back of the forearms and less often the hands.[2]: 825 [3]
It is caused by sun-induced damage to the connective tissue of the skin.[3][4]
No treatment is necessary. The lesions typically fade over a period of up to 3 weeks.[5]
It occurs most frequently in the elderly.[1]
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "8. Vasculopathic reaction pattern". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hafsi, Wissem; Masood, Sadia; Badri, Talel (31 July 2023). "Actinic Purpura". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ Scheinfeld NS (2009). "Skin Disorders in Older Adults: Vascular, Lymphatic, and Purpuric Dermatides, Part 1 Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine". Consultant 49 (6)
- ↑ Actinic Purpura at eMedicine
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