black heel

black heel
a black area, usually over the Achilles tendon, resulting from the rupture of capillaries in the skin in those who play basketball, squash, etc. It may be mistaken for malignant melanoma.

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a benign condition characterized by sudden appearance of minute, blood-filled, punctate black macules on the bottom of the heel and sometimes the ends of toes; it is due to the shearing stress of athletic activities such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, or lacrosse. Called also calcaneal petechiae and talon noir.

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