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  • Title: Psychogenic purpura.
    Author: Sarkar S, Ghosh SK, Bandyopadhyay D, Nath S.
    Journal: Indian J Psychiatry; 2013 Apr; 55(2):192-4. PubMed ID: 23825859.
    Abstract:
    Psychogenic purpura, also known as Gardner-Diamond syndrome, is a rare, distinctive, localized cutaneous reaction pattern mostly affecting psychologically disturbed adult women. Repeated crops of tender, ill-defined ecchymotic lesions on the extremities and external bleeding from other sites characterize the condition. We report here a case of psychogenic purpura because of the rarity of the condition and to emphasize the importance of consideration of this entity during evaluation of a patient with recurrent ecchymoses. Early diagnosis of this condition will not only minimize the cost of the medical evaluation but will also benefit the patient.
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