Diagnosing the Dermatologic Blues: Systematic Review of the Rare Conundrum, Psychogenic Purpura.
Praneet K GillAmy Zeglinski-SpinneyPublished in: JMIR dermatology (2023)
Due to the unclear etiology and infrequent presentation of this condition, it remains a diagnosis of exclusion based on clinical suspicion evaluating the presence of stressors or psychiatric comorbidities and exclusion of systemic conditions. Clinical confirmation can be sought through a positive autoerythrocyte sedimentation test, characteristic histopathology findings, and remission of purpura after psychiatric treatment.