A physician has diagnosed a patient with purpura.After leaving the room,a nursing student asks the nurse what the physician saw that led to that diagnosis.The nurse should say,"The physician is referring to:

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Purpura is a confluent and extensive patch of petechiae and ecchymoses and a flat macular hemorrhage seen in generalized disorders such as thrombocytopenia and scurvy.The blue dilation of blood vessels in a star-shaped linear pattern on the legs describes a venous lake.The fiery red,star-shaped marking on the cheek that has a solid circular center describes a spider or star angioma.The tiny little areas of hemorrhage that are less than 2 mm,round,discrete,and dark red in color describes petechiae.

A Physician Has Diagnosed a Patient with Purpura