Gougerot–Blum syndrome is a variant of
pigmented purpuric dermatitis, a skin condition characterized by minute, rust-colored to violaceous, lichenoid
papules that tend to fuse into plaques of various hues.
Relative to other variants, it is characterized clinically by a male predominance, pruritus, with a predilection for the legs, and histologically, it features a densely cellular lichenoid infiltrate.
It was characterized in 1925.
Gougerot–Blum syndrome is named after the French dermatologists
Henri Gougerot (1881–1955) and Paul Blum (1878–1933).
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Pigmentary purpuric eruptions
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis refers to one of the three major classes of skin conditions characterized by purpuric skin eruptions.
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis are distinguished from other purpura by size (0.3–1 cm) and are most often se ...
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Skin lesion
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List of cutaneous conditions
Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against t ...
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