Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Cupping is a complementary therapy that involves suctioning the skin with cups made ...

Petechiae vs. ecchymosis Ecchymosis is what doctors call a bruise. Like petechiae, they’re caused when blood leaks from damaged blood vessels beneath your skin. However, ecchymoses (the plural ...

Persistent ecchymosis can occur when there is prolonged or repeated trauma to soft tissue. Ecchymosis, or generalized bruising, occurs with diffuse extravasation of blood from a ruptured vessel ...

A 20-year-old female presented with a history of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis since childhood. She started treatment with etanercept (Enbrel ®) 1 month previously. One day after a ...

Study performed at the Department of Dermatology, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.

Per the CDC, a sharps injury is a penetrating stab wound from a needle, scalpel, or another sharp object that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. This can include scalpels, razors, ...

The images of the scars from the blows to the little boy’s head and legs and the marks on his body from cigarette burns are ...

Background: Cardiovascular involvement is a rare but severe complication of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infections. Patients with chronic active EBV (CAEBV) are at increased risk of developing ...