Nonthrombocytopenic purpura
| Nonthrombocytopenic purpura | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9-CM | 287.2 |
Nonthrombocytopenic purpura is a type of purpura (red or purple skin discoloration) not associated with thrombocytopenia.[1]
Examples/causes include:
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura.[2]
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia[3]
- Congenital cytomegalovirus[1]
- Meningococcemia
References
- 1 2 "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Purpura". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ↑ "Evaluating the Child with Purpura - August, 2001 - American Family Physician". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. p. 650. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
Further reading
- HORLER AR, TRUELOVE SC (March 1955). "Chronic leg ulcers in non-thrombocytopenic purpura". Br Med J 1 (4914): 635–6. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4914.635. PMC 2061391. PMID 13230576.
- MULDOON JP, BERG AM, KINNAIRD DW (November 1955). "Surgical implications of non-thrombocytopenic purpura". Ann. Surg. 142 (5): 817–23. doi:10.1097/00000658-195511000-00007. PMC 1465031. PMID 13269032.
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