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Calcaneal Petechiae (Black Heel) *
Author(s) -
Apted J. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1973.tb01209.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heel , dermatology , lesion , foot (prosody) , surgery , melanoma , anatomy , philosophy , linguistics , cancer research
SUMMARY A pigmented lesion on the heel of a young person, due to trauma, may cause difficulty in diagnosis—distinguishing it from a wart or a malignant melanoma.