Apr 13, 2022 · Purpura is purple, red or brown spots and patches on your skin. Purpura occur when blood vessels burst and blood collects under your skin.

Oct 19, 2025 · Purpura presents with discolored skin spots due to blood vessel leaks. Causes range from medications to autoimmune diseases that affect clotting.

Jan 12, 2025 · Petechiae are tiny red, flat spots that appear on your skin. They are a sign of blood leaking from capillaries under your skin. Capillaries are the tiniest blood vessels that connect …

Dec 13, 2025 · Red or discolored spots on the skin can sometimes be a cherry angioma (or cherry hemangioma), a small skin growth that appears as a round red or purple spot made up …

Aug 4, 2025 · Pinpoint, flat, reddish-purple or brown spots measuring less than 2 millimeters are known as petechiae. These tiny dots do not fade or change color when pressed, a …

Apr 1, 2025 · Bleeding into the skin can occur from broken blood vessels that form tiny red dots (called petechiae). Blood also can collect under the tissue in larger flat areas (called purpura), …

Mar 30, 2018 · Purpura occurs when small blood vessels burst, causing blood to pool under the skin. This can create purple spots on the skin that range in size from small dots to large …

Bleeding into the skin occurs when blood vessels burst under your skin’s surface, causing discolored patches of skin. It usually heals in two weeks.

Oct 25, 2025 · Petechiae are tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin that develop when capillaries—small blood vessels—break and leak blood into your skin.

Sep 20, 2024 · Purpura, also known as skin hemorrhages or blood spots, can signal several medical problems, ranging from minor injuries to life threatening infections. Purpura is a …