Purpura

Purpura

Purpura	Clinical assessment; FBC , blood film , platelet count . Further investigation is unlikely to be productive unless there are clinical features suggestive of vasculitis or there is a personal or family history suggestive of a bleeding disorder. The bleeding time and Hess test are neither sensitive nor specific and are not appropriate.
Thrombocytopenia
Vasculitis
“Senile purpura”	Clinical diagnosis; further investigation is not indicated.
Elderly patient
Prolonged solar exposure
Corticosteroid excess	See Cushings syndrome .
Scurvy