ME62.1 category

Acute purpuric skin eruption

Name: ME62.1 — Acute purpuric skin eruption
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Definition

A provisional diagnosis for a skin eruption of unknown or uncertain nature which arises abruptly and consists predominantly of disseminated purpura. Potential causes are numerous and include thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, vasculitides and sepsis.

Also indexed as

Acute haemorrhagic skin eruptionAcute petechial skin eruptionAcute purpuric skin eruption

Nearby in Acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature

ME62.0Acute erythematous skin eruption
ME62.2Acute urticarial skin eruption
ME62.3Acute maculopapular skin eruption
ME62.4Acute papular skin eruption
ME62.5Acute exudative skin eruption
ME62.6Acute blistering skin eruption
ME62.7Acute desquamating skin eruption
ME62.8Acute discoid or annular skin eruption