This common inflammatory dermatosis
commonly affects the lower limbs and often
coexists with varicose veins. Clinical signs
include inflamed red eczematous skin, itch,
scaling, sometimes weeping crusting skin,
pigmentation (haemosiderin deposit),
hardened skin, tight red/brown skin/tissues
(lipodermatosclerosis – vulnerable to ulceration)
and atrophy blanching.