

CASE REPORT Year : 2017 | Volume : 18 | Issue : 4 | Page : 327-329

Hematohidrosis: A rare case of a female child who sweat blood



Geeta Kiran Arakkal, Srishilpa Poojari, G Narasimha Rao Netha, B Udaya Kumar

Department of DVL, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India



Date of Web Publication 29-Sep-2017

Correspondence Address:

Geeta Kiran Arakkal

H-No: 2, Vayupuri, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad, Telangana - 500 094

India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None Check

DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.193031



Abstract



Hematohidrosis is a rare clinical entity characterized by excretion of blood in the sweat. Hematohidrosis presents as unpredictable, recurrent episodes of spontaneous and self-limited bloody discharge from the intact skin. Diagnosis of hematohidrosis is confirmed by testing the secretions for the presence of blood components. It is an extremely rare condition, with very few case reports in literature. Herein, we describe a case of hematohidrosis in an 11-year-old female child with pain and tenderness who responded to propranolol.



Keywords: Hematohidrosis, propranolol, tenderness

How to cite this article:

Arakkal GK, Poojari S, Netha G N, Kumar B U. Hematohidrosis: A rare case of a female child who sweat blood. Indian J Paediatr Dermatol 2017;18:327-9

How to cite this URL:

Arakkal GK, Poojari S, Netha G N, Kumar B U. Hematohidrosis: A rare case of a female child who sweat blood. Indian J Paediatr Dermatol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2020 Sep 19];18:327-9. Available from: http://www.ijpd.in/text.asp?2017/18/4/327/193031

Introduction

Case Report

Figure 1: Clinical photograph showing hematohidrosis from the left cheek



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Figure 2: Clinical photograph showing hematohidrosis from the left temple and cheek



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Figure 3: Photomicrograph of smear of the secretions showing numerous red blood cells (×10, Leishman)



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Figure 4: Photomicrograph of smear of the secretions showing numerous red blood cells (×40, Leishman)



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