purpura

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purpura

[′pər·pyə·rə]
(medicine)
Spontaneous hemorrhages into tissues such as joints, skin, and mucosal surfaces.
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Manifestations of allergic purpura in the small bowel include mucous hyperemia and edema, irregular form, ulcer visible in some patients, normal mucosa between the lesions, and nonspecific inflammation under pathological examination.[12] Intestinal duplication has no specificity and involves repeated abdominal pain, digestive tract bleeding, and abdominal mass, depending on the location and size.
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