Schamberg Disease

In this clinical case, we attend to a patient with pigmented purpuric dermatosis, diagnosed Schamberg disease. It is the most frequent type of all dermatosis. benign, idiopathic, harmless skin condition, but its importance mainly due these characteristics. Good general practitioners should be able at least consider differential diagnosis whenever shows purpura. We update relevant information about disease (concept, epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, features, diagnosis, investigations, associated diseases, treatment and management, prognosis complications) references where reader can easily find more specific information.