Petechiae: Pinpoint flat round red spots under the skin surface caused by intradermal hemorrhage (bleeding into the skin). Petechiae are red because they contain red blood that has leaked from the capillaries into the skin.
Petechiae - Bruising
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What is Petechiae skin purpura?
A petechia, (plural Petechiae) refers to a small red or purple pin point dot on the body, due to broken capillary blood vessels.
Petechiae result from tiny areas of superficial bleeding into the skin. They appear as round, pinpoint-sized dots that are not raised. The color varies from red to blue or purple as they age and gradually disappear.
Septicemia (petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis)
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Petechiae and Purpura
The photograph shows petechiae (red and purple dots) and purpura (bruises) on the skin. Bleeding under the skin causes the purple, brown, and red color of the petechiae and purpura.
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Petechiae result from bleeding (hemorrhage) of the small blood vessels (capillaries) in the skin due to a low number of blood cells that help with clotting (platelets). Petechiae appear as tiny dots ...
Causes ...
Petechiae: Pin-head-sized sites of bleeding in the skin. This type of bleeding results from a very low platelet count. The small punctate hemorrhages are frequently seen on the legs, feet, trunk and arms.
Petechiae: Small areas of pinpoint bleeding on the skin. This can be due to low platelet counts.
Phlebotomy: The removal of blood from a vein.
Picograms: 1/100,000,000,000 of a gram (this is very small!).
Petechiae are nonblanchable punctate foci of hemorrhage. Causes include platelet abnormalities (eg, thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction), vasculitis, and infections (eg, meningococcemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, other rickettsioses).
Petechiae-Small pinpoint bruises caused by bleeding under the skin.
Petechiae - Small pin-point hemorrhages on a body surface. [ See: Damage to Gastric Mucosa in Human Clinical Trials ] ...
Petechiae
Small areas of bleeding beneath the skin, often caused by low platelet count.
Pharynx
Tube arising behind the nose & ending atop the trachea and esophagus.
petechiae Pinpoint, unraised, round red spots under the skin caused by bleeding.
Petechiae, purpura
Death in uterus or shortly after birth
It is caused by the passage of maternal antibodies via the placenta when there is a difference in blood type between the pregnant mother and the fetus.
Petechiae is the term given to the individual small red or red-blue spots about 1 to 5mm in diameter which make up the rash. They are caused by a small local amount of bleeding within the skin.
Petechiae (tiny pinpoint red or purple dots from bleeding under the skin)
Respiratory or breathing problems, such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, labored breathing, wheezing, not breathing, or choking
Seizure ...
Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding).
High blood pressure.
Severe watery diarrhea.
Petechiae may occur in groups and resemble a rash.
In rare cases: bleeding within the intestinal tract or brain
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Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding).
High blood pressure.
Severe watery diarrhea.
petechiae - tiny red dots under the skin that are the result of very small bleeds.
swollen or bleeding gums
sweating ...
Petechiae and thickening, of middle to posterior third or more of small intestine.
'Sausage-like' intestine.
Severe necrotising enteritis.
Schizonts seen as white spots through the serosa interspersed with petechiae.
Petechiae Tiny red spots under the skin; often a symptom of leukemia.
Pharynx The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach).
Septicemia (petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis)
Home Care
Protect aging skin. Avoid trauma such as bumping or pulling on skin areas. For a cut or scrape, use direct pressure to stop the bleeding.
bruising or petechiae (small red spots on the skin)
signs of bleeding in other body systems
jaundice
The symptoms of thrombocytopenia may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your baby's physician for a diagnosis.
Petechia, pl. petechiae
Minute hemorrhagic spots, of pinpoint to pinhead size, in the skin, which are not blanched by pressure.
Petechiae: Tiny localized hemorrhages from the small blood vessels just beneath the surface of the skin. Plasma: The liquid portion of the blood that contains numerous proteins and minerals and is necessary for normal body functioning.
A skin rash with petechiae and purpura. (Petechiae are small, round, red spots. They are caused by bleeding into the skin from tiny blood vessels called capillaries. Purpura are a collection of petechiae. They look a bit like a red bruise on the skin.
Multiple scattered petechiae, purpura, or ecchymosis
Epistaxis
Other bleeding
Treatment ...
Increased bruising
Petechiae (red dots on your skin described above)
Bleeding from nose, gums, rectum
Call your doctor immediately if you have sudden, severe unexplained pain.
pallor, easy bruising, petechiae
Acquired hypoprothrombinemia ... easy bruising
Acquired hypothyroidism ... dry skin
Acquired idiopathic sideroblastic anaemia ... pallor
Acquired prothrombin complex deficiency ... pallor ...
Physical exam: Fever, rapid or irregular heartbeat, and numerous small, flat, red to blue spots (petechiae) on the lining of the eye (conjunctiva), the arms and legs, and the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat may be evident upon exam.
In the more severe and fatal forms of the fever the rash has all through a very dark colour, and slight subcutaneous haemorrhages (petechiae) are to be seen in abundance.
Red or purple dots ("petechiae"), usually most numerous on the legs. When the spots are larger, about the size of the end of a finger, they are called "purpura". Some look like large bruises.
Petechiae, which are red, flat spots on the skin, about the size of a pinhead. Petechiae are most prominent on the legs and feet, and may occur in clumps.
A condition characterized by the abrupt onset of fever, petechiae, ARTHRALGIA, weakness, and myalgias followed by acute hemorrhagic necrosis of the adrenal glands and severe cardiovascular dysfunction.
Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding).
Pain in the bones or joints.
Pain or feeling of fullness below the ribs.
Painless lumps in the neck, underarm, stomach, groin, or other parts of the body.
Blood spots under the skin may be either purpura or petechiae. Purpura might look like bruises, but they are not caused by an injury as most regular bruises are. Petechiae don't look like bruises.
Skin exposure causes burning, blistering, petechiae, and ecchymoses
Ocular exposure can cause burning and corneal opacification
Respiratory exposure causes cough, pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis ...
After an incubation period of two to three weeks and a prodrome consisting of fever, headache and malaise, an enanthem develops, consisting of dull red macules or petechiae on the soft palate, ...
Other symptoms include skin changes with roughness, easy bruising and petechiae, gum disease, loosening of teeth, poor wound healing and emotional changes. Dry mouth and dry eyes may occur.
A: Though bruising and a rash with tiny red dots (petechiae) are cosmetic issues, they do indicate that your child’s platelet count may be dangerously low.
Tiny red spots on the skin (petechiae)
Excessive sweating, particularly at night (night sweats)
Confusion
Loss of muscle control
Seizures
Bone pain or tenderness
Anemia
Flu-like symptoms
Malaise (general body discomfort)
Nosebleeds ...
Tiny red spots, called petechiae, may also appear.
Recurrent infections-The white blood cells are not able to fight infection. The child may have a fever, chills, and a cough.
Bone and joint pain
Abdominal pain
Weight loss, loss of appetite ...
A skin rash of small red dots (petechiae)
The skin rash does not blanche with pressure
Bleeding from any area of the body
Bleeding from the gums
Frequent nosebleeds that take a long time to stop
Internal bleeding
Abnormal menstruation.
Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding)
Shortness of breath
Weight loss
Loss of appetite
Bone or joint pain
Stomach pain
Pain or a feeling of fullness below the ribs
Painless lumps in the neck, underarms, stomach, or groin ...
Absent radius, congenital disorder, hypomegakaryocytic, Meckel's diverticulum, microcephaly, nuchal folds, petechiae, phocomelia, purpura, radial aplasia, radial aplasia-amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, radial aplasia-thrombocytopenia syndrome, ...
Bruise (ecchymosis)
Birth (petechiae in the newborn)
Aging skin (ecchymosis)
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (petechiae and purpura)
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (purpura)
Leukemia (purpura and ecchymosis)
Drugs ...
Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding)
Weakness or feeling tired
Weight loss or loss of appetite
Tests that examine the blood and bone marrow are used to detect (find) and diagnose adult AML.
Following fever and general malaise, later stages of the disease may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and petechiae, tiny purplish spots in the skin caused by leakage of blood from the capillaries.
Severe coughing can result in tiny red spots caused by ruptures in blood vessels at the skin's surface (petechiae) in the skin of your upper body, as well as small areas of bleeding in the whites of your eyes.
EME
Encephalopathy, petechiae, and ethylmalonic aciduria
EPEMA syndrome
See How are genetic conditions and genes named? in the Handbook.
A hemorrhage can be as small as pin-sized dots (petechiae) or a large localized mass of blood in the tissue (hematoma).
There are four classes of hemorrhage: ...
Fever.
Shortness of breath.
Easy bruising or bleeding.
Petechiae (flat, pinpoint spots under the skin caused by bleeding).
Weakness or feeling tired.
Weight loss or loss of appetite.
Bruising
Nosebleeds or bleeding in the mouth
Rash (pinpoint red spots called petechiae)
Other symptoms may be present as well, depending on the cause of the condition. Mild thrombocytopenia can occur without symptoms.
These red dots are called petechiae (say "puh-TEE-kee-eye"). These are specks of blood that have leaked into the skin. They are caused by the trauma of being squeezed through the birth canal. They will disappear within the first week or two.
Definitions:
1. A purplish patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin, differing from petechiae only in size (larger than 3 mm diameter).
The information shown above for ecchymosis is provided by Stedman's.
Children with meningitis become increasingly irritable and/or lethargic. The presence of petechiae (purple spots that indicate internal bleeding) is a sign that the infection may be raging out of control.
When the number of platelets is significantly lowered, there is a risk of bleeding, particularly from the nose and gums, into the skin (called petechiae), from the digestive tract, and from the uterus in women.
Fever
Fatigue
Weight loss or loss of appetite
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
Anemia
Easy bruising or bleeding
Petechiae - flat, pin-head sized spots under the skin caused by bleeding
Bone pain and joint pain
Persistent infections ...
 See also: Symptom, Bleeding, Fever, Cancer, Infections
  
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