Medicine – MCQ 149 – Causes of palpable purpura

Palpable purpura could occur in the following conditions, except:
A. Thrombocytopenia
B. Small-vessel vasculitis
C. Gonococcal infection
D. Acute meningococcemia

Correct answer : A. Thrombocytopenia

Palpable purpura does not occur in thrombocytopenia.

Causes of palpable purpura

Rocky mountain spotted fever
Acute meningococcemia
Disseminated gonococcal infection
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Henoch Schonlein purpura
Polyarteritis nodosa
Leucocytoclastic vasculitis

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