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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Case report
Treatment of stasis dermatitis using aminaphtone: a case series
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2010
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Introduction
Stasis purpura is a common finding in clinical practice and is related to vascular alterations.
Case presentation
Four randomly-selected, Caucasian patients (a 45-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, a 51-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman) were treated with aminaphtone for approximately one year. For all patients, the brown patches - a sign of stasis purpura - disappeared without the appearance of new lesions within this period.
Conclusion
Aminaphtone is a novel proposal in the treatment of stasis purpura when capillary fragility is identified.