Pinhead size (3 mm) skin discolorization due to hemorrhage.

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).

Synonyms: Purpuras, Purpura, Petechiae