Saturday night purpura: An uncommon presentation of exercise-induced vasculitis

Mar Ramírez-Lluch; Marcial Álvarez-Salafranca; Miguel Fernando García-Gil; Juan Monte Serrano; Mar García García; Mariano Ara-Martín

doi:10.1111/pde.14357

Saturday night purpura: An uncommon presentation of exercise-induced vasculitis

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Nov;37(6):1173-1175. doi: 10.1111/pde.14357. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Authors

Mar Ramírez-Lluch¹, Marcial Álvarez-Salafranca¹, Miguel Fernando García-Gil¹, Juan Monte Serrano¹, Mar García García², Mariano Ara-Martín¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain.
² Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain.

PMID: 32926455
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14357

Abstract

Exercise-induced vasculitis (EIV) is a benign cutaneous vasculitis that affects healthy individuals. We report a case of EIV in a 15-year-old male patient with a striking clinical appearance triggered by a combination of prolonged standing and disco dancing in a warm environment. Pediatric dermatologists should be aware of this activity as a possible trigger of EIV, especially in teenagers.

Keywords: cutaneous; diagnosis; exercise; leukocytoclastic; vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Humans
Male
Purpura* / diagnosis
Purpura* / etiology
Skin Diseases, Vascular*
Vasculitis* / diagnosis
Vasculitis* / etiology
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous* / diagnosis
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous* / etiology