Purpura Types<\/h2>\n
There are two different types of purpura that are defined by their platelet counts. Platelets are the tiny molecules in your blood and are what help your blood clot<\/a>. The two types are:<\/p>\n Another type of purpura is:<\/p>\n There are also two different cases of purpura, which are:<\/p>\n The most noticeable sign is the skin color change. Usually the rash that appears will be on the back of your upper legs or buttocks. You may also start to develop lesions. In some cases of purpura the rash may be more noticeable and darker where there is pressure such as on your ankles near your sock lines or on your waistline where you wear a belt. The reason that it is more common to see a rash on the lower part of your body is that the blood that is leaking out of your arteries falls downward.<\/p>\n In addition to the spots there are symptoms that can affect many different areas of your body. Some of these other symptoms can include:<\/p>\n What the cause is for a person to have this medical condition depends on what type they were diagnosed with. On a basic level the main cause is having a faulty autoimmune response by your body. Normally when your immune system is working right it will attack intruding viruses to help prevent you from becoming sick. With purpura your immune system starts to destroy your platelets like it would the intruding cells. When your platelets are attacked the natural ability of your blood to clot decreases and causes leaks to form in your blood vessels under your skin or when your small blood vessels come together.<\/p>\n Purpura could also be caused by a minor trauma to your skin that causes your to have some hemorrhaging under the surface of your skin. When this is the cause you have simply caused damage to your capillary blood vessels. You could also cause it from the exertion of violent coughing or vomiting, especially if appears on your upper chest or facial area. It could also be the result of a serious medical condition such as leukemia.<\/p>\n Normally having purpura is not a life-threatening condition but if you have bleeding in the brain that is the result of blood vessels that are leaking it can be deadly but this happening is very rare. Most of the time purpura will go away on their own within a few weeks or months. In severe cases the physician will usually prescribe medication or perform surgery to regulate it.<\/p>\n The medication that a physician may prescribe would be a corticosteroid to help lower the activities of your immune system to help increase your platelet count. The medication most prescribed is prednisone and it is usually taken for four to six weeks. If you have this medical condition you can live with it comfortable for decades.<\/p>\n When a person does need treatment it is because their platelet count is below a healthy level which is between one hundred forty thousand and one hundred fifty thousand units per micro liter.<\/p>\n The rash that is associated with purpura is sometimes referred to as either skin hemorrhages or blood spots. You will find them all over your skin in various parts of your body but mostly in your arms and lower legs.<\/p>\n They are usually smalls dots that tend to blister and are reddish-purple in color. One way to tell if you have purpura is to apply pressure to the rash and if does not turn white, or blanch, you most likely have purpura but to know for sure you will need to see your physician.<\/p>\n\n
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Purpura Symptoms<\/h2>\n
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Purpura Causes<\/h2>\n
Non-thrombocytopenic purpura<\/h3>\n
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Thrombocytopenic purpura<\/h3>\n
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Purpura Treatment<\/h2>\n
Purpura rash<\/h2>\n
Purpura Pictures<\/h2>\n
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