The mysterious case of the premenstrual purple chin.

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Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008, USA.

Published: September 1997

Recurrent episodes of a "purple chin" in an adolescent girl eluded definitive diagnosis for three years. The condition occurred premenstrually, but results of extensive tests failed to reveal any abnormal hormonal sensitivity. A diagnosis of factitial purpura was eventually established.

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