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Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol 37, Issue 1 41-49, Copyright © 1975 by American Psychosomatic Society

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Psychogenic purpura in a man

RF Klein, JY Gonen and CM Smith

A 53-year-old man with chronic back and leg pain developed recurrent painful ecchymoses after lumbar laminectomy. No hematologic abnormality could be detected, but an ecchymosis developed after subcutaneous injection of his blood into the region of pain. A detailed study of the psychological setting of the illness and his personality revealed this to be an example of psychogenic purpura. This is the third report of the syndrome in a male.




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