Hemosiderin hyperpigmentation
Hemosiderin hyperpigmentation | |
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Hemosiderin staining around and above the ankle as an outcome of chronic hypertension. | |
Specialty | Dermatology |
Hemosiderin hyperpigmentation is pigmentation due to deposits of hemosiderin, and occurs in purpura, haemochromatosis, hemorrhagic diseases, and stasis dermatitis.[1]: 853
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[edit]- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.