Simple purpura (easy bruising syndrome) Flashcards
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Features
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This is a benign disorder
- occurring in otherwise healthy women
- usu. in their twenties or thirties.
The feature is bruising on the arms, leg and trunk with minor trauma.
Pt may complain of heavy periods.
Major challenges to the haemostatic mechanism such as;
- dental extraction
- childbirth
- surgery have not been complicated by excessive blood loss.
