Our patient had senile purpura, a condition in which capillary bleeding results from chronic congestion and fragile blood-vessel walls. An increased tendency to hemorrhage from usually insignificant ...

What’s wrong with Mitch McConnell’s hands? Probably nothing more than the thinning skin — and easy bruising — that comes with old age. Dermatologists say the 78-year-old Senate majority leader’s black ...

Recently many news articles have discussed a purple spot on the top of the hand of a very prominent public figure. The label used for it is likely senile purpura. It seemed appropriate to describe it ...

Q: My doctor says I have senile purpura. Would you tell me what causes it and whether anything can be done for it? A: Senile purpura is a common skin condition, apparently caused by increasing ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with senile purpura. It’s horrible. Would you tell us what causes it, and if there is anything to do for it? Does it get worse the older you get? I know of no one ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old woman of British-Irish ancestry. In the past few years, I have developed severe bruises on my arms in response to the slightest bump against objects, or simply ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I have been diagnosed with senile purpura. It’s horrible. Would you tell us what causes it, and if there is ...

MITCH McConnell’s unsightly hands caused a hubbub in the Senate Thursday – but it’s just a condition that caused blood to leak from his vessels into his skin, a dermatologist believes. Reporters asked ...

Purpura is a reddish-purple rash, which doesn’t disappear if pressed by a glass. The spots are small areas of bleeding under the skin, which are maybe caused by damaged blood vessels or by an ...