ecchymosis

Etiology

• see purpura

Clinical manifestations

• purplish patch secondary to extravasation of blood into the skin
• ecchymoses differ from petechiae only in size
  • ecchymoses are > 3 mm in diameter; petechiae are smaller

Notes

may be synonym for purpura

More general terms

• hemorrhage (bleeding)
• sign/symptom

Additional terms

• petechiae
• platelet
• purpura; retiform purpura
• thrombocytopenia