Purpura are small spots caused by the leaking of blood from blood vessels near the surface of your skin. A purpuric rash is an area of your skin covered in purpura. These spots may appear purplish red ...

A 20-year-old woman presents to the dermatology clinic with a 5-day history of a mildly pruritic rash on both of her legs and feet. She has no pertinent medical history and denies any recent illness ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider conditions that would cause a symmetric, worsening, dependent, purpuric rash. This pattern is typical of a ...