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- Title
Psychogenic purpura.
- Authors
Sarkar, Sharmila; Kumar Ghosh, Sudip; Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata; Nath, Saswati
- Abstract
Psychogenic purpura, also known as Gardner-Diamond syndrome, is a rare, distinctive, localized cutaneous reaction pattern mostly affecting psychologically disturbed adult women. Repeated crops of tender, ill-defined ecchymotic lesions on the extremities and external bleeding from other sites characterize the condition. We report here a case of psychogenic purpura because of the rarity of the condition and to emphasize the importance of consideration of this entity during evaluation of a patient with recurrent ecchymoses. Early diagnosis of this condition will not only minimize the cost of the medical evaluation but will also benefit the patient.
- Subjects
FACTITIOUS disorders; PURPURA (Pathology)
- Publication
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2013, Vol 55, Issue 2, p192
- ISSN
0019-5545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0019-5545.111463