Purpura : Treatment (Blood spots, Skin hemorrhages)

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Purpura

Alternate Names : Blood spots, Skin hemorrhages

Call your Health Care Provider if

Call your doctor for an appointment if you have signs of purpura.

What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office

Your doctor will examine your skin and ask you questions about your medical history and symptoms, including:

Is this the first time you have had such spots?
When did they develop?
What color are they?
Do they look like bruises?
What medications do you take?
What other medical problems have you had?
Does anyone in your family have similar spots?
What other symptoms do you have?

A skin biopsy may be done.

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura on the lower legs
Henoch-Schonlein purpura on an infant's foot
Henoch-Schonlein purpura on an infant's legs
Henoch-Schonlein purpura on an infant's legs
Henoch-Schonlein purpura on the legs
Meningococcemia on the calves
Meningococcemia on the leg
Rocky mountain spotted fever on the foot
Meningococcemia associated purpura

Review Date : 4/17/2009
Reviewed By : Michael Lehrer, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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