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Noticed Brownish Spots On Inner Ankles. Have Slightly High Blood Pressure. Any Thoughts?
Question: Hello I am a 37 yr old male. Over the past year I have noticed that I have these brownish spots on my inner ankles and the hair is also gone. There is no pain but I have noticed these small spots have started to go up my chin/calf. I am 6ft 1 230lbs and I have slight high blood pressure, I am not on any medication. Any idea what this could be?
Hi,
From the description it seems you are having progressive pigmented purpuric dermatosis.
It is characterised by cayenne pepper like spots over ankles and calf. It is basically an inflammation of capillaries which leads to leaky blood vessels and extravasation of red blood cells and hemosiderin pigment. These lesions might be itchy sometimes and lead to hair loss in localised areas.
To treat the same, application of steroid creams like mometasone cream and intake of oral vitamin c supplements might help.
Hope that answers your query. Should there be any other query, feel free to write back.
Take care.
From the description it seems you are having progressive pigmented purpuric dermatosis.
It is characterised by cayenne pepper like spots over ankles and calf. It is basically an inflammation of capillaries which leads to leaky blood vessels and extravasation of red blood cells and hemosiderin pigment. These lesions might be itchy sometimes and lead to hair loss in localised areas.
To treat the same, application of steroid creams like mometasone cream and intake of oral vitamin c supplements might help.
Hope that answers your query. Should there be any other query, feel free to write back.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you.. Do you know what the cause of this is from?
Hi,
Thanks for writing back.
It is seen commonly in middle aged males and in most cases cause is unknown. Gravitational dependency, occupation involving long standing hours, venous hypertension, recent viral infection or intake of drugs like aspirin etc have been implicated for the same.
It is not a severe disease and may take time to resolve.
Hope that helps. Should there be any other query, feel free to write back.
Ps should there be no query, we may close the discussion.
Thanks for writing back.
It is seen commonly in middle aged males and in most cases cause is unknown. Gravitational dependency, occupation involving long standing hours, venous hypertension, recent viral infection or intake of drugs like aspirin etc have been implicated for the same.
It is not a severe disease and may take time to resolve.
Hope that helps. Should there be any other query, feel free to write back.
Ps should there be no query, we may close the discussion.
Note: Hope the answers resolves your concerns, however for further guidance of skin related queries consult our Dermatologist.Click here to book a consultation
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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