Bleeding into the skin

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What is Bleeding into the skin?

Bleeding under the skin can occur from broken blood vessels that form tiny pinpoint red dots (called petechiae). Blood also can collect under the tissue in larger flat areas (called purpura), or in a very large bruised area (called an ecchymosis).

Alternative Names:

Ecchymoses; Skin spots - red; Pinpoint red spots on the skin; Petechiae

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