Martins LG, Filho FB, Quaresma MV, Oliveira AA

Language: Portugu?s
References: 6
Page: 156-158
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ABSTRACT

Talon noir, originally called «Calcaneal petechiae», was first described in 1961 as a «highly characteristic traumatic petechial eruption of the heels» peculiar to basketball players. It is a cutaneous disease-related trauma, with asymptomatic lesions and marked by the presence of blood within the stratum corneum. It presents various clinical manifestations and their location depends on the provocative factor involved. The authors present and discuss a case of Talon noir with an unusual clinical presentation in a 11 year-old children and demonstrate the importance of correlation of clinical and histopathological features.

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