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==Classification==
Purpura is a common and unspecific symptom, however the underlying mechanism commonly involves one of the following:
 
*[[Platelet|Platelet disorders]]
**[[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Primary thrombocytopenic purpura]]
**Secondary thrombocytopenic purpura
*Vascular disorders
**Microvascular injury, as seen in senile (old age) purpura, when blood vessels are more easily damaged
**Hypertensive states
**Deficient vascular support
**[[Vasculitis]], as in the case of [[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]]
*[[Coagulopathy|Coagulation disorders]]
**[[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]] (DIC)
 
There are also cases of psychogenic purpura described in the medical literature,<ref name="pmid10069314">{{cite journal |author=Anderson JE, DeGoff W, McNamara M |title=Autoerythrocyte sensitization (psychogenic purpura): a case report and review of the literature |journal=Pediatric emergency care |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=47-8 |year=1999 |pmid=10069314 |doi=}}</ref> some claimed to be due to "autoerythrocyte sensitization". Other studies<ref name="pmid8340191">{{cite journal |author=Lotti T, Benci M, Sarti MG, Teofoli P, Senesi C, Bonan P, et al. |title=Psychogenic purpura with abnormallt cutaney increased tPA dependeny |journous fibrinolytic activital=Int J Dermatol |volume=32| issue=7 |pages=521-3 |year=1993 |pmid=8340191 |doi=}}</ref> suggest, that local (cutaneous) activity of [[tPA]] can be increased in psychogenic purpura, leading to substantial amounts of localized plasmin activity, rapid degradation of fibrin clots, and resultant bleeding.


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