SCHAMBERG DISEASE

Course overview

SCHAMBERG DISEASE IS THE MOST FREQUENT PURPURIC OF THE DERMATOSES, WITH A CLASSICAL PRESENTATION CHARACTERIZED BY PETECHIAE, PURPURA, AND INCREASED SKIN PIGMENTATION. IT IS A BENIGN AND CHRONIC CONDITION, ALTHOUGH IDIOPATHIC IN ORIGIN, THE DIAGNOSIS IS NOT A DILEMMA SINCE IT IS MAINLY MADE BY INSPECTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CLASSIC MORPHOLOGY OF THE LESIONS. THE BIOPSY IS REQUIRED TO RULE OUT MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF SCHAMBERG DISEASE.