2024年3月10日 · Have you found a purple mark somewhere on your body? It could be ecchymosis. That's the medical term for a type of bruise. This dark purple spot forms on your skin when blood leaks out of your...

2024年1月27日 · See a black or blue patch on your skin? It’s probably ecchymosis. Learn about this common type of bruise and how make it heal faster.

2018年8月6日 · Ecchymosis [pronunciation: (/ˌɛkᵻˈmoʊsᵻs/, ICD-10: R23.3] is defined as hemorrhagic blotching due to pooling of blood under the skin or mucous membrane caused by medical conditions, hematologic diseases, or trauma.

“Ecchymosis” is the medical term for bruises. These form when blood pools under your skin. They’re caused by a blood vessel break. Bruises look like a mark on your skin that’s black and blue or red to purple. Bruises change color as they heal and most don’t need treatment. Unexplained bruises could be a sign of an underlying medical condition.

2023年7月19日 · Ecchymosis is a term often used interchangeably with bruising or purpura. It refers to discoloration under the skin that occurs when blood vessels break, and blood leaks into nearby tissues. This...

2025年1月6日 · Ecchymosis, also known as a bruise, refers to the blue or purple skin discoloration that occurs as a result of rupture of blood vessels under the skin. Oftentimes, pain and tenderness accompany the discoloration.

2024年9月17日 · Ecchymosis is a flat discolored area of skin caused by the movement of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the top layer of the skin. It is commonly called a bruise. Ecchymosis is different from a hematoma, which is a swollen, discolored area of clotted blood. Both conditions are caused by traumatic injury.

Ecchymosis is a degree of hematoma that is larger than 10mm or more than 1cm in diameter. It is an extravasation of blood in the thin layer of the skin that resulted from a rupture within the blood vessel causing the blood to leak into the layer of the skin.

Ecchymosis is defined as purpura with a size of more than 1 cm and occurs due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue, leading to discoloration of the skin. It is classified as one of the subtypes of purpuric lesions alongside petechiae, macular purpura, palpable purpura, noninflammatory, and inflammatory retiform purpura.[ 2 ]

2024年12月2日 · Ecchymosis is a collection of blood under the skin. Blood leaks from blood vessels and collects in nearby tissues. This can happen anywhere just below the skin, or in a mucus membrane, such as your mouth.