What symptom does purpura have

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The child at home, take medicine to eat on the leg swelling has a lot of red spots, in the county hospital diagnosis is allergic purpura, in the county after two months of treatment on the legs also often appear small red spots, the family are very worried, fortunately, the doctor after treatment has been much better, I share the experience of what symptoms of purpura with you

What symptom does purpura have

Symptom 1: simple purpura (skin type): it usually occurs in children. The onset of the disease is sudden. The skin damage is petechiae, ecchymosis, papules, and purpura, which are from the tip of a needle to the size of a grain of rice. They can be higher than the skin. They occur symmetrically in both lower limbs and disappear in batches. Generally, they disappear in 2-3 weeks, but they are easy to relapse. They usually stop after several months or years. Most of them have no obvious systemic symptoms, and only a few patients feel comfortable, Mild fever and headache.

Symptom 2: Joint purpura (rheumatic type): it is common in young and middle-aged men. In addition to the skin lesions of simple purpura, severe skin rashes such as wheal, edema, blisters and blood blisters may appear, and sometimes urticaria like skin lesions may appear at the bleeding site. There may be pain in the affected area. The lesions are symmetrical, may also occur in the mucosa or may be limited to the joint. With joint swelling, joint pain, severe can appear joint effusion, deformation, and affect the function, mainly against the knee and ankle, often accompanied by lower 1 / 3 leg swelling, can be accompanied by fever, throat pain, fatigue and other systemic symptoms. The disease is usually 3-4 weeks or several months. It is self limiting and does not cause joint deformity. This type is easy to recur.

Symptom 3: gastrointestinal purpura (abdominal type): can occur in all ages, but mostly in children and the elderly. In addition to purpura rash, gastrointestinal symptoms are prominent, such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, bloody stool and potentially more serious symptoms. In severe cases, intussusception and intestinal perforation occur. Abdominal symptoms appeared 2 weeks earlier than skin symptoms, similar to infectious and surgical abdominal symptoms. Severe intussusception occurs due to local hyperactivity or paralysis due to intestinal wall bleeding, or intestinal perforation due to intestinal bleeding. Most of them are located at the end of ileum. The appearance of the rash is the same as that of the joint type. Generally cured in a few weeks, but can be repeated attacks.

matters needing attention

For such a disease: some children may have black stool or bloody stool, often suggesting gastrointestinal bleeding, should rest in bed, limit diet, give no residue liquid food, when the amount of bleeding should be fasting, and according to the doctor's advice to give blood transfusion and intravenous nutrition. When vomiting occurs in children, lateral position can be adopted. Vomitus should be removed in time after vomiting, and the nature and quantity of vomitus should be observed and recorded.