FULL ANSWER. Ford granted the blanket pardon to former president Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974, a month after Nixon had resigned from office in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Hemosiderin staining is dark purple or rusty discoloration of the lower legs caused by chronic venous disease. A 2010 study found hemosiderin staining in all subjects with lipodermatosclerosis and venous ulcers. When vein valves fail, regurgitated blood forces red blood cells (RBCs) out of capillaries.
Hemosiderin staining and active lipodermatosclerosis may be misdiagnosed as cellulitis. Active lipodermatosclerosis causes painful, sharply demarcated red patches on medial aspects of the lower leg. Unlike in cellulitis, redness in lipodermatosclerosis is localized to areas of hemosiderin staining and induration. Also, the skin isnât hot and the patient is afebrile and unresponsive to antibiotics.