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Postictal thoracocervicofacial purpura
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A 28-year-old Brazilian man presented with a 2-hour history of headache and skin lesions in the shoulder girdle, face and upper trunk. Two hours before, he had a generalised tonic-clonic seizure, his third since being diagnosed with genetic generalised epilepsy 1 year before. Each previous episode had been accompanied by the same pattern of skin lesions, which improved after 48 hours. On examination, …
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