Hemorrhagic rash illness

The rash - a variety of skin changes, and purpura Rash: Classification - primary and secondary elements   as if soaked in blood, which is caused by rupture of blood capillaries. This rash is characterized by the fact that does not disappear when pressed and even pale. Species hemorrhagic rash very much, the differential diagnosis is difficult even for a doctor, but often requires emergency hospitalization and emergency care to the patient.

Types of diseases associated with hemorrhagic rash

Hemorrhagic vasculitis characterized by the appearance of hemorrhagic papular-symmetrically arranged on the legs of the rash.

Thrombocytopenic purpura. When it is disturbed platelet-vascular hemostasis, causing petechiae and bruises of different shapes and sizes on the skin. In parallel, there may be bleeding of different localization, characterized by intensity and duration. A frequent complication is iron deficiency anemia.

Hemophilia - a hereditary coagulopathy, which affects nearly one hundred percent of the men who are bruising, but its main symptoms - bleeding massive trauma, and any external effects, which can be both external and internal.

Von Willebrand disease - a hereditary disease, which can suffer both women and men, it is characterized by hemorrhages in the skin and subcutaneous tissue, due to the high capillary fragility, platelet disorders, as well as a decrease in the activity of factor VIII.

Wegener's granulomatosis - a serious autosomal disease in which may appear cutaneous vasculitis, accompanied by hemorrhages, ulcers and granulation.

Amyloidosis - in this severe disease is detected as a characteristic rash papules that appear gray on top and yellow, and at the bottom - hemorrhagic due to the fact that the walls of the capillaries is deposited amyloid and they become brittle. Most often, these elements are located in the area of ​​the movable lids.

Steroid purpura caused by taking large doses of glucocorticoids and manifests common hemorrhagic rash.

Hemosiderosis of the skin caused by the abandonment by red blood cells of the vascular bed. The rash appears bright red petechiae to two millimeters in diameter, which are then merged and become brownish-yellowish color due to hemosiderin. Most are located on the feet.

Hemorrhagic rash infections

Scarlet fever in severe cases may be accompanied by hemorrhagic rash that lasts from hours to several days. In uncomplicated scarlet fever is frequently observed symptom or pinch the harness when, after uschipyvaniya or squeezing the skin appear petechial hemorrhages, hemorrhages.

Hemorrhagic fever (Crimean Congo, Central Asia, and others) caused by mites. This affects the endothelium of blood vessels, leading to increased vascular permeability and the appearance of abundant purpura Body The rash on the body: the external manifestation of internal problems   and the patient's limb. The rash is extensive, different, but quite a large size may be bleeding at injection site.

Meningococcal disease - an extremely difficult and fleeting disease that can occur in the form of meningococcemia, in which the main symptom is the appearance of purpura star-shaped, solid, with elements of central necrosis in an amount of from one element to several tens of different sizes.

When purpura is necessary to call an ambulance for diagnosis and determination of treatment.

Svetlana Shimkovich

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