Purpura ni hali ya madoa mekundu au ya rangi ya zambarau kwenye ngozi ambayo hayapungui rangi (blanch) wakati wa kushinikiza. Madoa husababishwa na damu iliyoko chini ya ngozi kutokana na matatizo ya platelet, mishipa, kuganda, au sababu nyinginezo.
○ Matibabu Wengi wa purpura hupungua ndani ya siku 7. Ikiwa purpura inajirudia bila sababu yoyote, watu wanapaswa kuona daktari na kupimwa damu ili kutathmini matatizo ya kuganda.
Purpura is a condition of red or purple discolored spots on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure.
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Matatizo mengine ya kimfumo (magonjwa ya autoimmune) yanayohusisha vasculitis yanapaswa kutenganishwa.
Echymosis
Senile purpura. Mafuta ya steroid yanaweza kuzidisha lesion.
Actinic purpura hutokea wakati damu inapovuja kwenye dermis ya ngozi. Hii husababishwa na ngozi inayopungua unyevu na mishipa ya damu inayokithiri, hasa kwa watu wazee ambao wameangaziwa sana na jua. Actinic purpura results from the extravasation of blood into the dermis. This phenomenon is due to the skin atrophy and fragility of the blood vessels in elderly individuals, which is exacerbated by chronic sun exposure.
○ Matibabu
Wengi wa purpura hupungua ndani ya siku 7. Ikiwa purpura inajirudia bila sababu yoyote, watu wanapaswa kuona daktari na kupimwa damu ili kutathmini matatizo ya kuganda.