Obstructive purpura explained

Specialty:	dermatology

Obstructive purpura is a skin condition that may result from mechanical obstruction to circulation, with resulting stress on the small vessels leading to purpura.^[1]

See also

• Traumatic purpura
• Skin lesion

Notes and References

1. Book: James, William D. . Berger, Timothy G. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 978-0-7216-2921-6 . etal.