Catalog

Purpura due to disorders of platelets

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Purpura due to disorders of platelets – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2128275244

Purpura due to thrombocytopenia, of which there are many causes, or to defective platelet function. Paradoxically increased platelet production can result in purpura as in essential thrombocythaemia.