Psychogenic Purpura Successfully Treated with Antidepressant Therapy
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Psychogenic Purpura Successfully Treated with Antidepressant Therapy
Psychogenic purpura (PP) or Gardner-Diamond syndrome is a very rare condition characterized by spontaneous, recurrent, and painful edematous skin lesions progressing to ecchymoses [1]. Bleeding from the nose, gastrointestinal organs, kidneys, and uterus has also been reported [2]. PP is commonly regarded as an autoimmune vasculopathy with sensitization to phosphatidylserine, a component of eryt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Hematology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1300-7777
DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0505