Question
Palpable purpura is seen in all except:
| A. |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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| B. |
ITP
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| C. |
HSP
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| D. |
Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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B i.e. ITP
Palpable purpura is a condition where purpura, which constitutes visible non-blanching hemorrhages, are raised and able to be touched or felt upon palpation. It indicates some sort of vasculitis secondary to a serious disease
Causes:
- Rocky mountain spotted fever
- Acute meningococcemia
- Disseminated gonococcal infection
- Ecthyma gangrenosum
- Henoch–Schönlein purpura
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Leucocytoclastic vasculitis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Mixed essential cryoglobulinemia
- Subacute bacterial endocarditis
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