 Ecchymosis
"Ecchymosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.
| Descriptor ID |
D004438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.452 C23.550.414.625 C23.888.885.312
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecchymosis" by people in Profiles.
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Gurnee EA, Stoff BK. Confronting abusive injuries in dermatology: Ethical and legal considerations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Mar; 76(3):573-576.
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Allen DB, Bielory L, Derendorf H, Dluhy R, Colice GL, Szefler SJ. Inhaled corticosteroids: past lessons and future issues. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Sep; 112(3 Suppl):S1-40.
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Schelkun PM, Bellome J, Hiatt WR, DeBoom GW. Multiple oral petechiae and ecchymoses in a patient with osteoarthritis. J Am Dent Assoc. 1987 Nov; 115(5):735-7.
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