Open AccessCervicofacial Purpura as Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Complication
Author(s) -
Hilal Kaya Erdogan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.3877
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , endoscopy , purpura (gastropod) , upper gastrointestinal endoscopy , surgery , general surgery , dermatology , ecology , biology
Facial purpura is a rare but sometimes a life-threatening case in which the first step to be carried out is the diagnosis and treatment of urgent conditions. However, the facial purpura which develops as the complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy has a benign course and regresses usually in a week without any treatment. Herein, we report a 55-years old female patient with cervicofacial purpura as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy complication which healed spontaneously