purpura
noun
pur·pu·ra
ˈpər-pyə-rə 
-pə-rə
: any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes
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Solar purpura often affects older adults, as solar purpura typically occurs due to long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Sep. 2024
Are there any deficiencies that can cause solar purpura?
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Sep. 2024
While stress could explain some of Mary’s skin conditions, her petechiae and purpura had been clues to a potentially fatal disease.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
Together the purpura and petechiae signaled to me that Mary could be suffering from something far more serious than her previous bouts with neurodermatitis or her other ailments.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Sep. 2024
Are there any deficiencies that can cause solar purpura?
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Sep. 2024
While stress could explain some of Mary’s skin conditions, her petechiae and purpura had been clues to a potentially fatal disease.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
Together the purpura and petechiae signaled to me that Mary could be suffering from something far more serious than her previous bouts with neurodermatitis or her other ailments.
—Robert A Norman, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2011
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purpura
noun
pur·pu·ra
ˈpər-p(y)ə-rə
: any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes see thrombocytopenic purpura
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