Purpura in children is usually serious, but not absolutely.
Purpura is a bleeding disorder caused by the outward flow of blood cells from the capillaries into the skin and subcutaneous tissue. According to the cause of the disease, it is divided into vascular purpura and platelet purpura.
1. Vascular purpura is caused by structural or functional abnormalities of the blood vessel wall, such as allergic purpura and purpura simplex. It can be normalized after targeted treatment, such as anti-allergic treatment with loratadine, and is generally not serious.
2. Platelet purpura is caused by platelet disorders, such as aplastic anemia, leukemia, hypersplenism, immune thrombocytopenia and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The main clinical manifestation of purpura is bleeding of the skin and mucous membranes, usually manifested as dark purple plaques, characterized by pressure without fading and more severe.
Purpura is only a clinical symptom, and the severity of purpura caused by different etiologies varies. If purpura is caused by immune thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia, leukemia and other blood system symptoms, because the primary disease is more serious, and not easy to cure, so this type of purpura is more serious.
If the symptoms are caused by allergic purpura or purpura simplex, they are not serious and can be cured with appropriate treatment.
If bleeding from the skin or mucous membranes is found in a small child, immediate medical attention should be sought, and medication should be used under the direction of a physician.