The erythematous andpurpuric eruption of quinine may be confused with the hemorrhagic form of smallpox; but here, too, the history of the course of the illness and the absence of fever will obviate the difficulty.
In cerebro-spinal meningitis, in which an erythematous or purpuric rash appears, the difficulties of diagnosis are often such as tax the skill of the most expert clinician.
The few purpuric spots seen in the severe discrete and the confluent forms are not of great significance, as they are generally due to a peculiar diathesis, and as a rule the patient recovers.
Many of the hemorrhagic or purpuric conditions will show a hypotension.
Janeway did not find that purpuric spots on the skin occurred early in the disease in any of his patients.
There occurs in quite a number of cases a petechial eruption; the purpuric spots may be quite profuse, or but one or two may be seen.
It is characterized by symptoms partaking of the nature of rheumatism, purpuric spots, blotches and ecchymoses, erythema multiforme, and often associated with considerable edema.
Besides the sudamina there are frequently observed on the skin vesicles, pustules, and boils, purpuric patches, and various discolorations.
There are also sometimes found circumscribed ecchymoses or purpuric patches, while the edges of ulcers or open wounds are generally of a blackish or dirty yellow color.
Confluence of the latter adds to the gravity; hemorrhagic and purpuric symptoms are in the highest degree portentous, and commonly indicate a fatal result.
Anaemia may persist long after the disappearance of purpuric symptoms.
The blood of purpuric patients has been carefully examined, but, with the exception above mentioned, no definite changes have been discovered.
Purpura is not hereditary, nor is there a purpuric diathesis in the strict sense of the term.
The purpuric symptom may be accompanied by erythema or urticaria, and may precede, accompany, or alternate with other rheumatic manifestations.
The extent of the general eruption may vary from a few scattered petechiae to a copious and startling {188} number of purpuric spots.
Cardiac murmurs have been detected in the course of purpura rheumatica,[3] but these were probably anaemic or antedated the purpuric symptoms.
Injuries that may be of no consequence to healthy persons may excite in the purpuric profuse hemorrhage, free or interstitial.
The purpuric effusion appears to act as an irritant upon the tissues, and to excite inflammation.
Scheby-Buch has shown the difficulties often opposed to the differentiation of purpuric lesions and ecchymoses due to violence.
There is anemia, disturbance of the stomach and purpuric spots on the legs, often on the arms and trunks.
Purpuric acid was formerly used to designate murexan.
In a few days purpuric extravasations appeared on his legs, and a dysentery enfeebled him to an extent far from safe.
James Stewart, with purpuric blotches and a stiff knee, had to wag his leg half an hour by the dial, opposite a formidable magnet, each wag accompanied by a shampooing knead.
On looking at his shins, I found large purpuric blotches, which were not there a week before.
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