Golfer's vasculitis

Golfer's vasculitis, exercise-induced vasculitis and hiker's rash, are names proposed by different medical researchers for a form of vasculitis resulting in a purpuric rash (bleeding from underlying tissues).^[1] It is often experienced in the lower legs caused by excessive exercise in hotter temperatures. It is more common among older people.

It is called 'Golfer's' due to the large amount of walking done in golf, as well as it being a sport more popular among older people, resulting in greater incidence of the condition.

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

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  Exercise induced capillaritis

References

Further reading

• Kelly, RI (Apr 2010). "Golfer's vasculitis vs cutaneous vasculitis exacerbated by activity". Archives of Dermatology. 146 (4): 449–50, author reply 450–1. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2010.52. PMID 20404243.
• Nixon, Rosemary L; Opie, Jacinta M; Kelly, Robert I (2005). "Golfer's vasculitis". Med J Aust. 183 (1): 32. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06886.x. S2CID 196482870. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

External links

• About.com article about Golfer's vasculitis Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine