painful bruising syndrome

painful bruising syndrome
a purpuric reaction usually seen in young to middle-aged women, characterized by spontaneous, chronic, recurring painful ecchymoses, occurring singly or multiply, without significant prior trauma; it may be precipitated by emotional stress. Because some patients exhibit autoerythrocyte sensitization (q.v.), some authorities believe the etiology to be autosensitization to a component of the erythrocyte membrane; others believe it is a purely psychosomatic or factitious condition. Called also autoerythrocyte sensitization s., erythrocyte autosensitization s., and Gardner-Diamond s.

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