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Medical condition

Orthostatic purpura
Other names	Stasis purpura
Specialty	Dermatology

Orthostatic purpura, also known as stasis purpura, is a skin condition that results from prolonged standing or even sitting with the legs lowered (as in a bus, airplane, or train), which produced edema and a purpuric eruption on the lower extremities.

References

James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.

v t e Cutaneous vasculitis and other vascular-related cutaneous conditions
Cutaneous vasculitis	Erythema elevatum diutinum Capillaritis Urticarial vasculitis Nodular vasculitis
Microvascular occlusion	Calciphylaxis Cryoglobulinemic purpura/Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis vascular coagulopathy: Livedoid vasculopathy Livedoid dermatitis Perinatal gangrene of the buttock Malignant atrophic papulosis Sneddon's syndrome
Purpura	Nonthrombocytopenic purpura: Cryofibrinogenemic purpura Drug-induced purpura Food-induced purpura IgA vasculitis Obstructive purpura Orthostatic purpura Purpura fulminans Purpura secondary to clotting disorders Purpuric agave dermatitis Pigmentary purpuric eruptions Solar purpura Traumatic purpura Waldenström hyperglobulinemic purpura Painful bruising syndrome ungrouped: Paroxysmal hand hematoma Postcardiotomy syndrome Deep vein thrombosis Superficial thrombophlebitis Mondor's disease Blueberry muffin baby Fibrinolysis syndrome
Systemic vasculitis	see Template:Systemic vasculitis
Vascular malformations	Arteriovenous malformation Bonnet–Dechaume–Blanc syndrome Cobb syndrome Parkes Weber syndrome Sinusoidal hemangioma lymphatic malformation Hennekam syndrome Aagenaes syndrome telangiectasia: Generalized essential telangiectasia Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia
Ulcer	Venous ulcer Arterial insufficiency ulcer Hematopoietic ulcer Neuropathic ulcer Acroangiodermatitis
Lymphedema	see Template:Lymphatic vessel disease
Ungrouped vascular-related cutaneous conditions	Raynaud's phenomenon Thromboangiitis obliterans Erythromelalgia Septic thrombophlebitis Arteriosclerosis obliterans Bier spots/Marshall–White syndrome Cholesterol embolus Reactive angioendotheliomatosis Trousseau's syndrome

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