"Purpura" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Purplish or brownish red discoloration, easily visible through the epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into the tissues. When the size of the discolorization is >2-3 cm it is generally called Ecchymoses (ECCHYMOSIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D011693
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.802 C23.550.414.950 C23.888.885.687
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purpura" by people in Profiles.
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Purpuric Lesion in a Newborn. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Jul; 63(7):1001-1004.
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Acute Strokelike Presentation and Long-term Evolution of Diffusion Restriction Pattern in Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy. J Child Neurol. 2021 09; 36(10):841-852.
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Acute Hemorrhagic Infancy of Edema: A Purpuric Rash in 6-Month-Old Infant. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec; 9:23247096211017413.
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Teenage boy with bullous rash. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2021 12; 106(6):352-353.
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Retinal Hemorrhages in a Patient With Petechiae. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 04 01; 137(4):459-460.
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Improved clinical outcome following liver transplant in patients with ethylmalonic encephalopathy. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 06; 179(6):1015-1019.
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Symptomatic Cryofibrinogenemia Following Trauma. J Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Dec; 23(8):449-450.
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Acral retiform purpura. Lancet. 2017 Nov 25; 390(10110):2382.
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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding as the Presenting Symptom of Hematologic Cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 08; 128(2):357-363.
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Granulomatous changes associated with pigmented purpuric dermatosis. Cutis. 2014 Oct; 94(4):197-202.