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Symptom/Finding
petechiae and ecchymoses
Description
Tiny circumscribed foci of extravasated blood in the skin; large areas of confluent petechiae are called purpura, ecchymoses, or bruises. [Merck Manual, p.933]
Category
Skin
ICD-9 Code
782.7
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Diseases
Diseases associated with this finding or symptom:
Aplastic anemia
Arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers (S. America)
Boutonneuse fever
Capnocytophaga infection
Colorado tick fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Dengue fever
Ebola-Marburg viral diseases
Ehrlichiosis
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Kyasanur forest disease
Lassa fever
Leishmaniasis
Leptospirosis
Malaria
Measles
Meningococcal infection
Omsk hemorrhagic fever
Plague
Rat-bite fever
Relapsing fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rubella
Smallpox
Typhus, flea-borne endemic
Yellow fever
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Last updated: January, 2009