Haematidrosis in young lass: an omen of stress

• Main Authors: Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam, Abd Rahman, Mohd Aizuddin, Musa, Noraini, Osman, Iskandar Firzada
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysia Medical Association 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/99652/1/99652_Haematidrosis%20in%20young%20lass.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/99652/; http://mjmcasereports.org/articles/2022/v1n1/haematidrosis.pdf

Haematidrosis, also known as hematohidrosis, is an unusual disorder in which healthy skin secretes blood. Scarce case reports mainly occurred in adolescent Asian girls. It is common to misdiagnose haematidrosis as a consequence of self-harm because it is often triggered by severe stress or psyc...