AU - Rao, Kshma AU - Rao, Prasanna AU - Kini, Raghavendra TI - Senile purpura in a medically compromised patient: a case report PT - CASE DP - 2014 Jul 1 TA - Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University PG - 222-224 VI - 7 IP - 2 4099- https://journals.lww.com/mjdy/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=2;spage=222;epage=224;aulast=Rao;type=0 4100- https://journals.lww.com/mjdy/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=2;spage=222;epage=224;aulast=Rao AB - Senile purpura, a hemorrhagic disorder, may be caused either by functional impairment of platelets/blood vessel walls, by thrombocytopenia, or by blood clotting mechanism defects. Chronic kidney disease is a condition with decreased glomerular filtration rate. Chronic renal failure is one such disease that presents with a spectrum of oral manifestations such as uremic stomatitis, xerostomia, metallic taste, mucosal petechiae, ecchymosis, renal osteodystrophy, oral candidiasis, periodontal disease, mucosal lesions, and oral malignancies. Here, we report a case of senile purpura (ecchymosis) in an end-stage chronic kidney disease patient.