A rare cause of facial purpura: endoscopy

Red face, postendoscopy

“…Increased intrathoracic pressure during EGD can rarely result in similar manifestations: Subconjunctival haemorrhage is the one most often reported,1–5 in two of the case reports accompanied by a clinical picture similar to this2 4; in one of these cases though, aminosalicylic acid use was probably implicated in the development of facial petechiae 2…”

Mask Phenomenon Following Robot-assisted Prostatectomy: A Rare Complication due to Trendelenburg Position

“…Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum together with facial and upper respiratory tract edema might cause venous stasis in the head and neck region [2]. The mask phenomenon is a rare clinical picture that occurs in the facial region in particular, due to laceration in the dermis capillaries caused by increased intrathoracic and intraabdominal pressure [3].…”

Cervicofacial Purpura as Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Complication

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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 [1]. 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 [2][3][4]. A 55-year-old female patient was presented to our clinic with acute onset eruption on her face.

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“…First of all, the life threatening diseases should be etiologically excluded by clinicians in patients with facial purpura. The facial purpura cases which develop as the complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy also exist in the literature [2][3][4]. In all the reported cases, topical anaesthesia was applied and because the gag reflex was not be able to be suppressed, petechia-purpura on the face and subconjuctival haemorrhage were observed.…”