How to Use purpura in a Sentence

purpura

noun
  • At first the man reported flu-like symptoms and later developed severe sepsis and purpura fulminans, an acute disorder that causes blood spots, bruising and discoloration of the skin as well as necrosis.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Evidence of a bleeding condition like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) could also appear on a blood test, since it’s marked by a low platelet count.
    — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Echinacea purpura extract is widely used to help deal with various infectious diseases, especially in children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Mandy Moore is opening up about her autoimmune disorder, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
    — Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 July 2022
  • This might sound surprising, but getting diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP) can come as a relief.
    — Joni Sweet, SELF, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Having a clotting disorder Some bleeding disorders, like hemophilia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), cause your blood to not clot enough.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Jan. 2018
  • In some cases, bruising easily can also be a sign of an underlying health condition like anemia or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a disorder that can cause people to easily or excessively bruise or bleed.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Dec. 2017

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