Purpura
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

[Purpura: primary systemic amyloidosis manifestation]

13 Jul 2009 Primary Systemic Amyloidosis (AL) is the most frequent form of systemic amyloidosis and its morbilility is associated with immunoglobulin light chains deposition in vital organs. The mucocutaneous manifestations occur in about 30-40% of the cases ... Read more...

Linezolid-induced purpuric medication reaction.

29 Jun 2009 A 64-year-old Caucasian male was seen in consultation for a petechial eruption that began 9 days after he started linezolid therapy for a retroperitoneal abscess. Skin findings included confluent non-blanching petechiae and purpura covering his ... Read more...

Autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome with vertigo and hemilateral auditory impairment.

29 Jun 2009 Autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome (AES) is characterized by recurrent, painful purpura or ecchymosis. Testing for the reappearance of lesions after injection of the patient's own erythrocytes is usually useful for the diagnosis of AES, but the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Purpura'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A 45-year-old man with a history of hepatitis C and testicular cancer presents with cavitary lung lesions and palpable purpura. 29 Sep 2009
• Distinctly different purpura on different arms. 17 Sep 2009
• [Red legs after stroll through town] 8 Sep 2009
• [Demented patient with strangulation marks. Was it a crime?] Sep 2009
• Infant with tender oedema and purpuric lesions (Case presentation). 30 Aug 2009
• [Diagnosis of coagulation disorders: first steps to be done] 18 Aug 2009
• Petechial bleeding after sunburn in a patient with mild thrombocytopenia. 30 Jul 2009
• What is your diagnosis? Factitious purpura. 30 Jul 2009
• A 12-year-old boy with a purpuric rash. Diagnosis: Dermatitis artefacta. 30 Jul 2009
• Black and blue . . . and unconscious. 20 Jul 2009
• [Purpura: primary systemic amyloidosis manifestation] 13 Jul 2009
• Linezolid-induced purpuric medication reaction. 29 Jun 2009
• Autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome with vertigo and hemilateral auditory impairment. 29 Jun 2009
• Ear bleeding: A sign not to be underestimated in cases of strangulation. 30 May 2009
• Resolution of refractory chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura following mesenchymal stem cell transplantation: a case report. 30 May 2009
• Peripheral symmetrical gangrene. 30 May 2009
• [Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (Werlhof disease) and differential diagnosis from other thrombocytopenic hemorrhagic diatheses] 13 May 2009
• [Genotyping applied to platelet immunology: when? How? Limits] 3 May 2009
• Skin manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Cairo, Egypt. 29 Apr 2009
• Citalopram-induced bleeding due to severe thrombocytopenia. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Purpura'

Definition: Purplish or brownish red discoloration, easily visible through the epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into the tissues.

Descriptor UI: D011693

Alternative terms: Purpura; Purpuras; Petechiae;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C15.378.100.802; C23.888.885.687;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics