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Bleeding Disorders
Structural problems with blood vessels:

Inherited
Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia -- blood vessels are more fragile than usual leading to recurrent bleeding episodes

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome --collagen that supports blood vessels is unusually weak and elastic, making blood vessels less protected and more prone to injury

Acquired
Allergic purpura --small blood vessels are inflamed and prone to leakage, a condition thought to be an autoimmune response and may be acute or chronic


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This article last reviewed on September 7, 2007.
 
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