I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis
Hematohidrosis is a rare clinical condition in which an individual sweats blood from intact, unbroken skin. Psychogenic cause is found to be the most frequent among other causes such as vicarious menstruation and systemic disease. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who had bloody sweat discharge f...
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| description | Hematohidrosis is a rare clinical condition in which an individual sweats blood from intact, unbroken skin. Psychogenic cause is found to be the most frequent among other causes such as vicarious menstruation and systemic disease. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who had bloody sweat discharge from the face and pinna of the ears while going to school. Pharmacotherapy with oral propranolol and psychotherapy were followed by a complete remission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6edafe648cdc41eba5007d0428c383b62024-04-27T04:30:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsClinical Dermatology Review2542-551X2542-55282023-01-017438338510.4103/cdr.cdr_81_22I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosisSahana SrihariT N RevathiHematohidrosis is a rare clinical condition in which an individual sweats blood from intact, unbroken skin. Psychogenic cause is found to be the most frequent among other causes such as vicarious menstruation and systemic disease. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who had bloody sweat discharge from the face and pinna of the ears while going to school. Pharmacotherapy with oral propranolol and psychotherapy were followed by a complete remission.http://www.cdriadvlkn.org/article.asp?issn=2542-551X;year=2023;volume=7;issue=4;spage=383;epage=385;aulast=Sriharihematohidrosispsychotherapypharmacotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Sahana Srihari T N Revathi I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis Clinical Dermatology Review hematohidrosis psychotherapy pharmacotherapy |
| title | I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| title_full | I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| title_fullStr | I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| title_short | I am anxious, I bleed – A rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| title_sort | i am anxious i bleed a rare clinical case of facial hematohidrosis |
| topic | hematohidrosis psychotherapy pharmacotherapy |
| url | http://www.cdriadvlkn.org/article.asp?issn=2542-551X;year=2023;volume=7;issue=4;spage=383;epage=385;aulast=Srihari |
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