Senile purpura est conditio cutis magna, 1–5 cm, ecchymoses purpureo‑rubrata, in dorso ulnarum et manuum apparentia. Laesio purpurica causatur ex solis detrimento textus connectivi in cute. Nulla curatio necessaria est. Laesiones typice defluunt intra spatium usque ad tres septimanas.
○ Curatio Maximum est non adhibere unguenta steroidea.
Solar purpura ("Senile purpura") is a skin condition characterized by large, sharply outlined, 1- to 5-cm, dark purplish-red ecchymoses appearing on the dorsa of the forearms and less often the hands. It is caused by sun-induced damage to the connective tissue of the skin.
Haec conditio in maioribus natu usitatissima est, et si brachium durum tenet, facile livorem facit. Unguentum steroidum apponi non debet.
Purpura actinica fit cum sanguis effluat in stratis cutis profundioribus. Saepe occurrit in senioribus cum pellibus tenuissimis et vasis sanguineis fragilibus, praesertim si multum solis subiecti sunt. Actinic purpura results from the extravasation of blood into the dermis. This phenomenon is due to the skin atrophy and fragility of the blood vessels in elderly individuals, which is exacerbated by chronic sun exposure.
○ Curatio
Maximum est non adhibere unguenta steroidea.