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Purpura is due to red blood cells in the dermis around the blood vessels. This may be due to low or dysfunctional platelets allowing blood seepage through normal blood vessels. Alternatively, if the blood vessels are inflamed (vasculitis) then the dermis is swollen with inflammatory cells producing painful, palapable purpura. ................
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