Would you describe it as brown? And if so does this mean that purpura preceded this color? And what could be the differential diagnosis of this color?
It's always difficult to analyse isolate images and better to the physician if you see the patient directly.
This lesions remember me scleroderma, but would be interesting after correct inspection you feel the skin through palpation.
It looks like the salt and pepper skin common in scleroderma. The following article published in new england journal of medicine reveal a similar finding. But be carefully, It is importante to evaluate this findings with the laboratory and patients' anamnesis.
Another important differential diagnosis would be the relationship with peripheral arteriovenous insufficiency which can cause a very similar findings.
Cicatricial findings due other types of dermatitis may also be a possibility.
Hope i could help,
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I would just say brown or brownish pigmentation. Considering the very likely pitting oedema (the legs look swollen); the most likely cause is stasis-related pigmentation. Of course there likely has been some extravasation of RBCs so that would classify as purpura, although not related to vasculitides or any purpuric dermatoses.
https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/chronic-venous-insufficiency-varicose-veins-450w-1151322995.jpg
Brownish discouluration, may be one of purpric dermatosis or lichen aureus
Dr. Juha-Matti Alakoskela , why not Pigmented purpuric dermatosis ?
Dr.Dina, and Dr. Manal, any reference for this differential diagnosis that I can check?
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/148467/contact-dermatitis/granulomatous-pigmented-purpuric-dermatosis
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