Case for diagnosis

• Published in: Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 649 - 650
• Main Authors: Tonoli, Renata Elise, Souza, Paulo Ricardo Martins
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01.08.2012
• Subjects: DERMATOLOGY; Frostbite; Chilblains; Eritema; Frio extremo; Extreme cold; Pérnio; Congelamento das extremidades; Erythema

Chilblains are an inflammatory skin condition that develops following exposure to the cold. They consist of pruritic and/or painful erythematous-to-violaceous acral lesions and are the result of an abnormal vascular response to exposure to the cold. This benign condition is common in southern Brazil...