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Bleeding into the tissues directly beneath skin or mucous membranes yielding a bruise or many red or purple petechia (flat, pin-head sized spots).
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Topics Related To Purpura
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| A Low Platelet Count | The Condition
"Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is the term used when the platelet count is low enough to cause very easy bruising..."
Recommendation Vitamin E
"Five patients with thrombocytopenic purpura received 200-400mg of alpha-tocopherol acetate daily..."
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Vasculitis |
The Condition
"...When the spots are larger, about the size of the end of a finger, they are called "purpura"..."
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Last updated: May 10, 2007
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