Acute purpuric skin eruption

Description

A provisional diagnosis for a skin eruption of unknown or uncertain nature which arises abruptly and consists predominantly of disseminated purpura. Potential causes are numerous and include thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, vasculitides and sepsis.

Index terms

Acute purpuric skin eruption
Acute haemorrhagic skin eruption
Acute petechial skin eruption

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/923546127 – Drug eruptions
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

ME62.0 – Acute erythematous skin eruption
ME62.2 – Acute urticarial skin eruption
ME62.3 – Acute maculopapular skin eruption
ME62.4 – Acute papular skin eruption
ME62.5 – Acute exudative skin eruption
ME62.6 – Acute blistering skin eruption
ME62.7 – Acute desquamating skin eruption
ME62.8 – Acute discoid or annular skin eruption
ME62.9 – Acute excoriation of skin
ME62.Y – Other specified acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature

Foundation entity

Acute purpuric skin eruption – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1585857185

Part of: ME62: Acute skin eruption of uncertain or unspecified nature › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified