Nonthrombocytopenic purpura

Nonthrombocytopenic purpura is a type of purpura (red or purple skin discoloration) not associated with thrombocytopenia.[1]

Nonthrombocytopenic purpura
SpecialtyDermatology

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Examples/causes include:

References
  1. "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Purpura". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  2. Chan, Ka Wah; Leung, Alexander K. C. (August 2001). "Evaluating the Child with Purpura - August, 2001 - American Family Physician". American Family Physician. 64 (3): 419–28. PMID 11515831. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  3. 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 978-0-7216-0187-8.

Further reading
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