"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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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ecchymosis" by people in Profiles.
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Quantitative Analysis of Tranexamic Acid Effects on Ecchymosis in Rhinoplasty. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2022 May-Jun; 24(3):228-232.
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A Woman With Fluctuating Left Eye Swelling and Redness. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 01; 137(2):220-221.
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Conservative management of high-flow priapism. Urology. 1995 Sep; 46(3):419-24.