Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified (R58)
Clinical Information
Ascorbic Acid Deficiency - A condition due to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by malaise, lethargy, and weakness. As the disease progresses, joints, muscles, and subcutaneous tissues may become the sites of hemorrhage. Ascorbic acid deficiency frequently develops into SCURVY in young children fed unsupplemented cow's milk exclusively during their first year. It develops also commonly in chronic alcoholism. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1177)
Ecchymosis - Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia.
Exsanguination - Rapid and extreme blood loss leading to HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK.
Postoperative Hemorrhage - Hemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound.
Scurvy - An acquired blood vessel disorder caused by severe deficiency of vitamin C (ASCORBIC ACID) in the diet leading to defective collagen formation in small blood vessels. Scurvy is characterized by bleeding in any tissue, weakness, ANEMIA, spongy gums, and a brawny induration of the muscles of the calves and legs.
Instructional Notations
Inclusion Terms
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- Hemorrhage NOS
Type 1 Excludes
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