Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of purpura (skin and mucous membrane bleeding).
Family history
- What is the general health status of your relatives?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you exposed to harmful working substances in your profession?
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- How long have the symptoms been present?
- Have the skin or mucosal changes occurred acutely? Or have they developed over a longer period of time?
- Where are the skin or mucosal changes located? Are they localized or do they occur all over the body?
- Are the skin or mucosal changes painful?
- Are there any other symptoms? Acute fever, general feeling of illness?* .
- Was there a trigger for the symptomatology?
- Do you bruise quickly when you bump?
- Do wounds bleed for a very long time after?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis
Own anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Previous diseases (blood diseases)
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Environmental history
Medication history
- Anticoagulants (anticoagulant medications) such as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), phenprocoumon (coumarin derivative) or warfarin (from the group of 4-hydroxycoumarins, which in turn are anticoagulants as vitamin K antagonists).
- Corticosteroids
- Cytostatics – drugs used to treat cancer.
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
