Noun: Werlhof's disease
- Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors
"The patient developed Werlhof's disease following viral infection";
- thrombocytopenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica [N. Amer], purpura haemorrhagica [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, peliosis, purpura
Encyclopedia: Werlhof's disease