Purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi: A case report

Figure 1 Macroscopic features of the lesion. The child presented red brownish annular or petaloid patches with various size, 1-3 cm in diameters can be observed on instep.

Figure 2 Dermatoscopic appearance of the lesion. The infiltration method was used (× 50). Dermascopy showed a large number of reticular or honeycomb pigmentation (orange arrow) in the center of the lesion, and lavender patches (black arrow) and a few focally distributed punctate blood vessels (yellow arrow) were seen on the edge of lesion.

Figure 3 Histopathological findings. Histopathology showed hyperkeratosis, scattered vacuolar endothelial cells, infiltration of lymphocytes (blue arrows) and histocytes (black arrow) around blood vessels (orange arrow), and deposition of hemosiderin (yellow arrows) in papillary dermis (Hematoxylin eosin staining: Magnification × 400).