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What is the difference between petechiae and purpura they look almost the same?
petechiae -- diameter :3 to 4 mm purpura -- diameter 4mm to 1cm ecchymosis -- more than 1cm
What refers to ecchymoses and petechiae over any part of the body?
Purpura
What are the symptoms of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura?
Acute ITP is characterized by bleeding into the skin or from the nose, mouth, digestive tract, or urinary tract. The onset is usually sudden. Bleeding into the skin takes the form of purpura or petechiae. Purpura is a purplish or reddish-brown.
What is the medical term meaning pinpoint flat spot caused by bleeding within the skin?
Petechiae are pinpoint flat spots caused by bleeding beneath the skin
What are the common ailment of system?
- Congenital Heart disease - Angina Pectoris - Heart Failure - Aneurysm - Hypertension - Heart Attack - Arteriosclerosis - Stroke - Thrombosis - Anemia - Polycythemia - Leukemia - Hemophilia - Purpura and Petechiae - Palpitation - Long QT Syndrome
Diet for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura patients?
My son has 8 year old he has ITP for 5 months. His symptoms are just few petechiae and few purpura. His platelte count is around 18000 and stable for two last weeks. Does he need any treatment?
What are common ailments of the circulatory system?
- Congenital Heart Disease - Angina Pectoris - Heart Failure - Aneurysm - Hypertension - Heart Attack - Arteriosclerosis - Stroke - Thrombosis - Anemia - Polycythemia - Leukemia - Hemophilia - Purpura and Petechiae - Palpitation - Long QT Syndrome
What does erythrocyte leukemia and purpura have in common?
Red
What is the medical term meaning black and blue discoloration of the skin caused by hemorrhage?
Contusions, purpurae, and petechiae all are purple skin discoloration caused by bleeding beneath the skin.
What is the first sign of the severity of meningococcemia?
The first signs of the infection's severity are small bleeding spots seen on the skin (petechiae). A doctor should always suspect meningococcemia when he/she finds an acutely ill patient with fever, chills, and petechiae.
Does petechiae itch?
No it does not, scabies,gives etc .. Do but PETECHIAE does not itch .
When was Purpura mancinella created?
Purpura mancinella was created in 1758.
