Rumpel Leede Phenomenon: Once in a Blue Moon Sign

oleh: Naskar Snigdha, Pantragam Hareesh, Vijay Adabala, Mridul Dhar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-04-01

Deskripsi

Rumpel Leede sign(RL sign)  is characterized by the presence of a petechial rash that results from acute dermal capillary rupture. It was documented in literature quite often and it is associated with conditions like hypertension, diabetes, chronic steroid use, secondary to autoimmune disorders, mechanical trauma, thrombocytopenia and in patients taking antiplatelet drugs. we would like to report a case where we noted RL sign in patient where none of the above mentioned risk factors are present.