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The bacteria releases a toxin that causes a bright red blotchy rash that has a sandpaper-like texture, and the rash can spread to the entire body and usually first appears on the groin, neck, and ...
Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. [1] The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow through the arterioles that supply the cutaneous capillaries, resulting in deoxygenated blood showing as blue discoloration ().
Red blood cell extravasation and deposition of hemosiderin that follows clinically appear as hyperpigmentation, which can occur in a reticular distribution. It has also been proposed that the distribution of affected blood vessels—predominantly in the superficial subcutaneous plexus (found in the papillary dermis )—results in the net-like ...
Purpura (/ ˈ p ɜːr p jʊər ə / [1]) is a condition of red or purple discolored spots on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure. The spots are caused by bleeding underneath the skin secondary to platelet disorders, vascular disorders, coagulation disorders, or other causes. [2]
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Intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters Elbows, knees, back or buttocks Erythema nodosum: Large red bumps that seem to bruise and are tender to touch Anywhere Psoriasis: White, scaly rash over red, flaky, irritated skin Elbows and knees Erythema multiforme: Red, blotchy rash, with "target like" hives or sores. Anywhere Measles
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Schamberg's disease is caused by leaky blood vessels near the surface of the skin, capillaries, which allow red blood cells to slip through into the skin. [3] The red blood cells in the skin then fall apart and release their iron, which is released from hemoglobin. [3] The iron causes a rust color and this accounts for the orange tint of the ...