Senile purpura is the purpura without disorders of hemostasis.
Inflamatory vascular purpura
Allergic Purpura (rheumatic origin).
Purpura infection: Can occur after endocarditis (inflammation of the endocardium, that is to say, the envelope of the heart) infection, meningococcal disease (infection by a germ called of miningocoque), hepatitis B.
Hyperglobulinaemic Purpura. In this disease, certain types of white blood cells (precursors of lymphocytes involved in immune reactions) secrete excess antibody called IgM.
Senile purpura and palpable purpura pictures
Non-inflammatory vascular purpura
Senile purpura of Bateman (claret stains on the hands and forearms).
Annular telangiectatic purpura of Majocchi. The telangiectasia is a permanent dilation of small blood vessels in the dermis.
