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Clinical manifestation of red blood cell extravasation into mucosa or skin, results from various condition.
Refers to visible hemorrhage into mucus memebrane or skin, which corresponds to extravasation of red blood cell.
Purpura
Unknown cause.
Compromises disorders that result in bruising but are not associated to any specific disease.
Primary Purpura
It occurs as a result of skin fragility.
Simple purpura
Simple Purpura is also known as?
"Devil's pinches"
Occurs as a result of sudden increase in capillary pressure and usually manifests as petechiae (sneezing, coughing, valsalva maneuvers or seizure may cause this problem).
Mechanical purpura
Seen in older individuals or in individuals undergoing corticosteroid therapy, purpuric lesions occur on the hand and arms.
Senile purpura
It is caused by self-induced trauma and usually is found on areas of the body that are easily accessible (pinching, suction or a blow to the skin).
Factitious purpura
It is seen in individuals with emotional problems, often after severe trauma or extensive surgery, which may be hypersensitive to RBC membrane conponents or DNA hypersensitivity.
Psychogenic purpura
It is characterized by the development of cayenne pepper petechiae on a background of hyperpigmented brown or orange oval patches seen in tibial regions bilaterally as a chorinc eruptions.
Schamberg's purpura
Schamberg's purpura is also known as?
Progressive pigmentary purpura
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