Axillary Cutaneous Hemosiderosis in a Patient With Hyperhidrosis, After Intravenous Iron Infusion
Angel Fernandez-Flores,
Miriam Fernandez-Parrado,
Jacques Alzoghby-Abi Chaker
et al.
Abstract:Hemosiderosis consists of an iron deposit in tissues, which does not cause organic damage to them. However, in the case of the skin, being an organ exposed to sight, siderosis can produce a brownish coloration that is aesthetically discomforting for the individual. Most cutaneous sideroses are because of venous insufficiency with hemorrhagic extravasation. There is also a group secondary to iron extravasation in the injection site of the transfusion. However, there are very few cases in which an intravenous in… Show more
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