An Interesting Phenomenon of A Child Sweating Blood
Abstract
Hematohiderosis is a rare condition in which an individual sweats blood. The conditions in which this phenomenon is seen include extreme stress, psychogenic, as part of a systemic disease, vicarious menstruation and of unknown Etiology. Though various hypothesis have been proposed for its etiology the exact mechanism is still unknown. We report here a healthy 10 year old girl who presented with spontaneous bleeding from various sites in the skin. All blood investigation done were within normal limits. She was treated with oral propranolol to which she showed remarkable improvement.
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