Mesh term Purpura
Browse to parent terms:Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemorrhage
Skin Manifestations
Description
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).Browse to child terms:
Purpura Fulminans
Purpura, Hyperglobulinemic
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
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