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Abstract
Purplish or brownish red discoloration, easily visible through the epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into the tissues. When the size of the discolorization is >2-3 cm it is generally called Ecchymoses (ECCHYMOSIS).
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- Purpuras
- Petechiae
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Purpura. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011693. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011693
- Purpura. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purpura
- Purpura. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935293