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Abdominal Plaque in a 10-Day-Old Boy—Quiz Case
Ernest Lee, MD;
Steven D. Billings, MD;
Sheila Roumpf, MD;
Nico Mousdicas, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:641-646.
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REPORT OF A CASE
A 10-day-old white boy presented with a large, congenital, dusky red, indurated lesion on the anterior aspect of his abdomen accompanied by thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy. His prenatal and birth histories were otherwise unremarkable. No fever or systemic symptoms were reported. He was otherwise healthy, without any other underlying medical conditions or medications. His parents denied a family history of similar problems. Radiographic examination revealed no other similar lesions or vascular malformations or growths.
Physical examination revealed a large, dusky red, raised and indurated, violaceous lesion covering most of the anterior abdominal area (Figure 1). Some scattered petechiae were present on the upper part of the chest. A ring of purpura was also present on the scalp in the area where suction delivery was performed. A punch biopsy was performed on the lower left lateral edge . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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