Bluish Discoloration with Thyrotoxicosis

bluish discoloration of periodontal tissue

Bluish discoloration of the esophagus: cavernous hemangioma of the pharynx and larynx with esophageal involvement.

An 18-year-old man was referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to evaluate presurgically a cavernous hemangioma of the pharynx and larynx. This condition, which caused him to experience laryngeal stridor, had been diagnosed when he was 16 years old. Therapy with propranolol, carbon laser surgery, and intralesional injection of dexamethasone had not reduced the size of the hemangioma. Magn...

A 54-year-old woman with bluish discoloration of her sclera.

A 54-year-old, lightly pigmented woman of African, Indian, and Caucasian descent was noted to have a bluish discoloration of her sclera on routine examination by her optometrist. She was seen by a rheumatologist, who referred her to the ophthalmology service for evaluation of possible bilateral scleromalacia. At presentation, the patient noted an asymptomatic, nonprogressive, bluish discolorati...

A woman with bluish-coloured ears.

A 60-year-old woman presented with typical features of alkaptonuria.

[Bluish nodule in the hand].

The laboratory workup included complete blood count, biochemistry, analysis of anticardiolipin antibodies and lupus anticoagulant, and a coagulation test, but showed no relevant data. No compression was observed in the neck, mediastinum, or limbs. The nodule was excised (Figure 2), and a biopsy was also taken of one of the bluish maculae. In the nodule, a severely dilated venous vascular struct...