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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Skin Manifestations > Ecchymosis
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Hemorrhage > Ecchymosis
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Blood Coagulation Disorders > Ecchymosis

Preferred term

Ecchymosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • differentiate from CONTUSIONS: use term in the text

Scope note

  • Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.

History note

  • 64

In other languages

  • mustelma

    Finnish

  • ecchymosis
  • ekkymoosi
  • ekkymoosit
  • mustelmat
  • sinelmä
  • sinelmät
  • Ekkymos

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004438

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