Petechiae, Purpura and Vasculitis
Petechiae, Purpura and Vasculitis
Petechiae, Purpura and Vasculitis
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Case One, Question 1<br />
Answer: b<br />
• Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?<br />
a. Drug hypersensitivity reaction (typically without<br />
purpuric lesions)<br />
b. Nutritional deficiency<br />
c. Urticaria (would expect raised edematous lesions, not<br />
purpura)<br />
d. <strong>Vasculitis</strong> (purpura would not be perifollicular <strong>and</strong><br />
would be palpable)<br />
e. Rocky mountain spotted fever (no history of travel or<br />
tick bite)<br />
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