How to Use purpura in a Sentence

purpura

noun

• Evidence of a bleeding condition like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) could also appear on a blood test, since it’s marked by a low platelet count.
  — Claire Gillespie, SELF, 29 Mar. 2018
• At first the man reported flu-like symptoms and later developed severe sepsis and purpura fulminans, an acute disorder that causes blood spots, bruising and discoloration of the skin as well as necrosis.
  — Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019
• The hematologist was particularly concerned about thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or T.T.P., a disease in which the clotting system goes wild and starts making abnormal clots in small blood vessels throughout the body.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
• Mandy Moore is opening up about her autoimmune disorder, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
  — Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 July 2022
• Having a clotting disorder Some bleeding disorders, like hemophilia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), cause your blood to not clot enough.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Jan. 2018
• Echinacea purpura extract is widely used to help deal with various infectious diseases, especially in children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020
• This might sound surprising, but getting diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or ITP) can come as a relief.
  — Joni Sweet, SELF, 3 Aug. 2020
• In some cases, bruising easily can also be a sign of an underlying health condition like anemia or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a disorder that can cause people to easily or excessively bruise or bleed.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Dec. 2017
• There are nine different species of Echinacea, although three are used for medicinal purposes: Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida and Echinacea purpura.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024