Case Report

Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report

Volume: 2 Number: 2 December 19, 2018
  • Berna Aksoy *
  • Aslı Tatlıparmak
  • Erol Koç
  • Gonca Gökdemir
  • A. Nimet Karadayı
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Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report

Abstract

Actinic purpura is a dermatological disorder that is seen frequently in elderly as benign ecchymotic plaques with various sizes and localizations. A 92-year-old woman was consulted for purple lesions in the body while she was being treated in intensive care unit (ICU). The lesions were intermittent and improved spontaneously for three years. She had left-sided hemiplegia sequel, asthma and newly developed right sided hemiplegia. Dermatological examination revealed ecchymotic plaques with 3-10 cm diameter in forehead, eyelids, neck, chest and distal upper extremities. Histopathological examination of a lesional biopsy revealed epidermal atrophy, widespread solar elastosis in the dermis and focal hemorrhagic areas. The impairment of general condition of the patient continued and the patient lost his life as a result of complications at the 12th day of ICU. Widespread actinic purpura that is misdiagnosed as physical assault can be seen infrequently at the admission to ICU. The presence of actinic purpura is accepted as a poor prognostic sign in the hospitalized patients.  

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 19, 2018

Submission Date

May 27, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 2 Number: 2

APA
Aksoy, B., Tatlıparmak, A., Koç, E., Gökdemir, G., & Karadayı, A. N. (2018). Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report. DOD Clinical Case Reports, 2(2), 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP
AMA
1.Aksoy B, Tatlıparmak A, Koç E, Gökdemir G, Karadayı AN. Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report. DODCR. 2018;2(2):13-16. https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP
Chicago
Aksoy, Berna, Aslı Tatlıparmak, Erol Koç, Gonca Gökdemir, and A. Nimet Karadayı. 2018. “Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report”. DOD Clinical Case Reports 2 (2): 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP.
EndNote
Aksoy B, Tatlıparmak A, Koç E, Gökdemir G, Karadayı AN (December 1, 2018) Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report. DOD Clinical Case Reports 2 2 13–16.
IEEE
[1]B. Aksoy, A. Tatlıparmak, E. Koç, G. Gökdemir, and A. N. Karadayı, “Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report”, DODCR, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 13–16, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP
ISNAD
Aksoy, Berna - Tatlıparmak, Aslı - Koç, Erol - Gökdemir, Gonca - Karadayı, A. Nimet. “Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report”. DOD Clinical Case Reports 2/2 (December 1, 2018): 13-16. https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP.
JAMA
1.Aksoy B, Tatlıparmak A, Koç E, Gökdemir G, Karadayı AN. Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report. DODCR. 2018;2:13–16.
MLA
Aksoy, Berna, et al. “Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report”. DOD Clinical Case Reports, vol. 2, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 13-16, https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP.
Vancouver
1.Berna Aksoy, Aslı Tatlıparmak, Erol Koç, Gonca Gökdemir, A. Nimet Karadayı. Actinic Purpura in a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: Case Report. DODCR [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;2(2):13-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47MH76XP