 Purpura
"Purpura" 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.
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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D011693
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.802 C23.550.414.950 C23.888.885.687
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purpura" by people in Profiles.
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Vu M, Wisell J, Wohltmann W. Cutaneous foreign body microemboli-induced occlusive vasculopathy: A complication of illicit intravenous injection of oral opioid tablets. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Sep; 48(9):1173-1177.
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Rotman JA, Dean KE, Magro C, Nuovo G, Bartolotta RJ. Concomitant calciphylaxis and COVID-19 associated thrombotic retiform purpura. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Nov; 49(11):1879-1884.
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Theisen E, Lee DE, Pei S, Schauder DM, Chiu YE, Brandling-Bennett H, Curran ML, Klein-Gitelman M, Co DO, Arkin LM. Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura of Waldenstr?m in children. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 May; 37(3):467-475.
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Macias E, Nieman E, Yomogida K, Petrucci O, Javidan C, Baszis K, Anwar S. Rare presentation of an atrial myxoma in an adolescent patient: a case report and literature review. BMC Pediatr. 2018 11 28; 18(1):373.
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Lessing JN, LaMotte ED, Moshiri AS, Mark NM. Perifollicular haemorrhage with corkscrew hair due to scurvy. Postgrad Med J. 2015 Dec; 91(1082):719-20.
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Kemp AM, Maguire SA, Nuttall D, Collins P, Dunstan F. Bruising in children who are assessed for suspected physical abuse. Arch Dis Child. 2014 Feb; 99(2):108-13.
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Pattarini JM, Blue RS, Aikins LT, Law J, Walshe AD, Garbino A, Turney MW, Clark JB. Flat spin and negative Gz in high-altitude free fall: pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Sep; 84(9):961-70.
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Flaitz CM, Khan F, Hicks MJ. Oral and maxillofacial pathology. Case of the month. Chemical mucosal burn with purpura. Tex Dent J. 2012 Jan; 129(1):106-7, 118-21.
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Wei J, Kneeland PP, Dhaliwal G. Cracking the case. J Hosp Med. 2011 Oct; 6(8):480-3.
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Ullrich K, Koval R, Koval E, Bapoje S, Hirsh JM. Five consecutive cases of a cutaneous vasculopathy in users of levamisole-adulterated cocaine. J Clin Rheumatol. 2011 Jun; 17(4):193-6.
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