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diabetic dermopathy
DSAP disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
erythema nodosum (panniculitis)
pretibial myxedema
stasis changes (see below)
lichen amyloidosus
NLD
ecthyma
Flegel's disease
clear cell acanthoma leg, red friable, solitary

 

classic ddx:

 

hmtoggle_plus1Hyperkeratotic Purple Plaques on Legs:
KS
pseudo-KS
hypertrophic LP
lichenoid BPP
LSC
expanded ddx: Keratosis Lichenoides Chronica (rare), lichen amyloid (distinct), angikeratoma of Mibelli (rare)

 

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1non-blanching ddx: (i.e. LCV ddx)
LCV
BPP
scurvy
KS
thrombosis (anti-phospholipids, cryoglobulinemia)

 

 

Peter Heald Pearl:  for lesions that have a predisposition for the legs, do anything you can do to make the legs more like the arms (e.g. compression)