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Glossary for Hemorrhagic rash

Medical terms related to Hemorrhagic rash or mentioned in this section include:

  • Bleeding symptoms: Any type of bleeding symptoms.
  • Bleeding under skin: Bleeding into or under the skin
  • Dengue hemorrhagic fever: Severe complication of dengue
  • Ecchymosis: A small haemorrhagic spot in the skin or mucous membrane.
  • Epidemic typhus: An infectious disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by body lice. The severity of the illness may range from moderate to fatal.
  • Hemorrhagic fever: A group of diseases caused by viruses which cause damage to blood vessels and result in hemorrhages and fever. The hemorrhaging does not always cause serious bleeding. The specific symptoms may vary depending on which particular virus is involved.
  • Meningococcal disease: Dangerous bacterial infection causing meningitis or bacteremia.
  • Rash: Rash of any type affecting the skin.
  • Skin problems: Any condition that affects the skin
  • Skin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the skin.
  • Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome: A rare syndrome that occurs as complication of septicemia (often due to meningococcal or pneumococcal infection) and involves blood coagulation in blood vessels, adrenal gland hemorrhages and ultimately kidney failure.

Last revision: Nov 3, 2003
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