Talon noir: Dark discoloration on heel without symptoms
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A talon noir is a harmless, asymptomatic, trauma-induced darkened area of skin normally located at the back or back-side of the heel. Other symptoms do not occur with this darkened skin lesion. A talon noir is a relatively benign condition that may mimic melanoma or other conditions and therefore often presents a diagnostic dilemma. Treatment is not strictly necessary, but it is possible. A talon noir was first described in the medical literature by doctors Crissey and Peachey in 1961.
Risk factors: Stop and start exercising
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Often the basis of this trauma lies in playing a sport in which the patient has to stop and start a lot. Examples of such sports are basketball, cross-country skiing, tennis
Sites of footpad disease
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A talon noir is situated on the heel. Other reported sites are metatarsal bones, palms (palmar petechiae, tache noir), conjunctiva
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Symptoms: Dark discoloration on heel
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A patient has a dark spot on the back or otherwise the back-side of the heel (hyperpigmentation
Diagnosis and investigations
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The diagnosis of a Talon Noir is usually easy to make. A thorough dermoscopic diagnosis of any black spot is necessary to rule out acral lentiginous melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Sometimes the doctor also performs a biopsy
Treatment
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If necessary, the physician cuts the stratum corneum (horny layer of the skin) to expose and remove the hemorrhagic material. In case of melanoma (form of skin cancer caused by long-term exposure to the harmful UV rays of sunlight)
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Black skin lesion prognosis
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A black spot on the heel after trauma is a harmless, self-healing process with an excellent prognosis.