title: Psychogenic purpura.
abstract: Psychogenic purpura, also known as Gardner-Diamond syndrome, is a rare, distinctive, localized cutaneous reaction pattern mostly affecting psychologically disturbed adult women. Repeated crops of tender, ill-defined ecchymotic lesions on the extremities and external bleeding from other sites characterize the condition. We report here a case of psychogenic purpura because of the rarity of the condition and to emphasize the importance of consideration of this entity during evaluation of a patient with recurrent ecchymoses. Early diagnosis of this condition will not only minimize the cost of the medical evaluation but will also benefit the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Saswati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nath
keywords: Autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome; Gardner-Diamond syndrome; painful bruising syndrome; psychogenic purpura