1998
PURPLE (oops! Atrophie blanche) revisited.
Milstone L, Braverman I. PURPLE (oops! Atrophie blanche) revisited. JAMA Dermatology 1998, 134: 1634. PMID: 9875208, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.12.1634.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1983
Classification and Therapy of Atrophie Blanche
Milstone L, Braverman I, Lucky P, Fleckman P. Classification and Therapy of Atrophie Blanche. JAMA Dermatology 1983, 119: 963-969. PMID: 6651312, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1983.01650360009005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAtrophyDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansLeg UlcerMaleMiddle AgedSkinVasculitisConceptsAtrophie blancheCommon pathologic eventEndogenous fibrinolytic activityCharacteristic histopathologic featuresPlatelet thrombus formationOcclusion of vesselsMost patientsClinical evolutionHistopathologic featuresPurpuric papulesClinicopathologic entityLower extremitiesPathologic eventsDeep dermisThrombus formationFibrinolytic activityMultiple causesTherapyTreatmentCauseUlcerationPatientsPapulesPathogenesisDisease