The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2018 , Vol 60 , Num 6
A case series of hematohidrosis: A puzzling medical phenomenon
1 Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Bahrami Children Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
DOI :
10.24953/turkjped.2018.06.022
Shahgholi E. A case series of hematohidrosis: A puzzling medical
phenomenon. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 757-761.
Hematohidrosis (bloody sweat), also known as hematidrosis, is a rare clinical
entity characterized by recurrent, spontaneous, self-limited episodes of blood
oozing from intact skin or mucosa that are witnessed by medical personnel.
We hereby report three healthy children with the history of recurrent episodes
of bleeding from the intact skin over their various parts of the body. Most
of these bleeding episodes occurred after stressful situations. On the basis
of clinical presentation and normal investigation, they were diagnosed with
hematohidrosis. We treated them with non-specific beta-blocker (propranolol).
Follow-up observation of these patients demonstrated marked diminish in the
frequency and severity of their episodes. In spite of the rarity of hematohidrosis,
it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of bleeding episodes in
patients with normal physical and laboratory investigations.
Keywords :
hematohidrosis, bleeding episode, beta-blocker