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Purpura or bruising due to vascular fragility

Púrpura devida à fragilidade vascular

Category

Definition

Purpura due to leakage or rupture of abnormally fragile cutaneous blood vessels.

Inclusions

  • Senile purpura
  • Corticosteroid-induced purpura
  • Purpura or bruising due to genetically-determined skin fragility
  • Angina bullosa haemorrhagica
  • Paroxysmal haematoma of the finger
  • Subcutaneous dissecting haematoma

Index Terms

Purpura or bruising due to vascular fragilitySenile purpuraActinic purpuraCorticosteroid-induced purpuraPurpura or bruising due to genetically-determined skin fragilityAngina bullosa haemorrhagicaParoxysmal haematoma of the fingerAchenbach syndromeSubcutaneous dissecting haematoma