Petechiae Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Thrombocytopenia

Larger than petechiae, ecchymoses are purple, blue or yellow-green areas of skin that vary in size and shape. [en.wikipedia.org]

Suspect ITP in a child with thrombocytopenia and petechiae following a viral illness! [amboss.com]

A 20-month-old boy presented with a 2-day history of fever and systemic petechiae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Streptococcal Infection

Cutaneous petechiae are not uncommon, and a scarlatiniform rash may be present. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Scarlet fever: pharyngitis symptoms (see above), pastia (pink or red lines formed of confluent petechiae, which are small purple or red spots in the skin caused by minor blood [medicinenet.com]

[…] physical examination, children with classic group A streptococcal pharyngitis are more likely to demonstrate tonsillopharyngeal erythema, a red edematous uvula, palatal petechiae [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Sunburn

Sunburns are readily noticeable by their visible signs. These signs include erythema which usually occurs within two to six hours after overexposure. The pain is often so intense that even a thin layer of clothing touching the skin can cause pain. It may also seem like the skin is stiff and can make moving painful or[…] [symptoma.com]

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Infectious Mononucleosis

In adolescent and adult patients presenting with sore throat, the presence of posterior cervical, inguinal or axillary adenopathy, palatine petechiae, splenomegaly, or atypical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Conclusions and Relevance In adolescent and adult patients presenting with sore throat, the presence of posterior cervical, inguinal or axillary adenopathy, palatine petechiae [doi.org]

Infectious mononucleosis should be suspected in patients 10 to 30 years of age who present with sore throat and significant fatigue, palatal petechiae, posterior cervical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Kidney Insufficiency

[…] haemorrhage Subdural haematoma Epistaxis Haematuria Ecchymosis Purpura Bleeding from the gums Gingival bleeding Genital bleeding Haemoptysis Telangiectasia Haemarthrosis Petechiae [academic.oup.com]

[…] subdural haematoma, epistaxis, haematuria, ecchymosis, purpura, bleeding from the gums, gingival bleeding, genital bleeding, haemoptysis, telangiectasia, haemarthrosis and petechiae [academic.oup.com]

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Acute Renal Failure

Pallor, rash, bruising: petechiae, purpura and nosebleeds may suggest inflammatory or vascular disease, emboli or disseminated intravascular coagulation. [patient.info]

Checking the patient for areas of small, purple or red spots (petechiae), hemorrhage beneath the skin (purpura), and bluish discoloration of a fairly large area of the skin [encyclopedia.com]

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Scarlet Fever

Petechiae are also visible on her soft palate. Her anterior-cervical nodes are swollen and tender. [doi.org]

Forehead and cheeks appear flushed Circumoral pallor Pharyngitis Tonsil s are hyperemic and edematous, with exudate Throat is inflamed and covered by a membrane Palatal Petechiae [fpnotebook.com]

Other signs include enlarged papillae on the tongue (strawberry tongue) and petechiae on the soft palate. [doi.org]

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Vasculitis

Vascular spasm with cyanosis was seen in all patients frequently, as was petechiae and periorbital edema. [ehcd.com]

Abstract Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a disease characterized by inflammation of small vessels presenting with petechiae and palpable purpura. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical presentation ranges from arthralgia, myalgia, petechiae, or rash to single or multiorgan involvement. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Petechiae are small red or purple dots on your skin. Purpura and Petechiae The photograph shows purpura (bruises) and petechiae (red and purple dots) on the skin. [hoacny.com]

Two weeks later, he was transferred to the West China Hospital with nasal hemorrhage for 1 week, hematochezia, hematuria, and petechiae for 5 days. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Petechiae or red dots on the surface of the skin. [oncolink.org]

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Infective Endocarditis

External links [ edit ] Look up petechia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petechiae . [en.wikipedia.org]

If the disease goes undiagnosed for a longer period of time, the physician will notice Janeway lesions, petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, Roth spots and Osler nodes, caused [symptoma.com]

Splinter hemorrhages and petechia aren't specific to infective endocarditis, while Osler's nodes, Roth spots, and Janeway lesions are usually indicative of the disease. 8 [nursingcenter.com]

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Leukemia

These were petechiae/purpura (category derived from ‘petechiae’, ‘purpura’ and ‘petechiae/purpura’), mucosal bleeding (including ‘mucosal bleeding’ and ‘bleeding gums’), anorexia [doi.org]

We sometimes see what we call petechiae, which is just a medical word for small red dot under the skin. [youtube.com]

An additional eight features were present in a third to a half of children: recurrent infections (49%), fatigue (46%), limb pain (43%), hepatosplenomegaly (42%), bruising/petechiae [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Meningitis

[…] infants) Muscle, leg or joint pain Neck retraction with arching of the back (infants) Pale or blotchy skin Rash or spots that don’t fade with pressure (also called purpure or petechiae [meningitis.com.au]

When a patient presents with fever and petechiae, WFS must be considered, even when the patient has a non-toxic appearance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Petechiae are present in approximately 50-60% of patients. The clinical diagnosis of WFS may be relatively straightforward or extremely challenging. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Septicemia

Abstract Acute meningococcemia is characterized by extensive purpurae consisting of both petechiae and ecchymoses. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The skin becomes very pale and the person may exhibit petechiae. Petechiae are tiny spots on the skin, which do not blanch when a glass tumbler is applied to the skin. [irishhealth.com]

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Aplastic Anemia

Symptoms result from anemia, thrombocytopenia (petechiae, bleeding), or leukopenia (infections). [merckmanuals.com]

We report a case of 6-year-old South Asian girl presenting with bruises, petechiae, and recent history of loose stools. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In aplastic anemia, anemia may cause weakness and easy fatigability while severe thrombocytopenia may cause petechiae, ecchymosis, and bleeding from the gums, into the conjunctivae [merckmanuals.com]

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Type L1

Thrombocytopenia manifests itself as bleeding, bruising and, in severe cases, petechiae. [symptoma.com]

Symptoms of ALL include: Frequent infections Fever Easy bruising Bleeding that is hard to stop Flat, dark-red skin spots (petechiae) due to bleeding under the skin Pain in [stjude.org]

[…] weak or tired Fever Loss of appetite and weight loss Paleness Pain or feeling of fullness below the ribs from an enlarged liver or spleen Pinpoint red spots on the skin (petechiae [medlineplus.gov]

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Kasabach Merritt Syndrome

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) consists of large and rapidly growing vascular tumors associated with thrombocytopenia, generalized petechiae, and bleeding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A term female infant presented with a large mass in the back, multiple petechiae over extremities, and shortness of breath. [dailyrounds.org]

However, despite hematologic correction, the ecchymosis and petechiae worsened, and a mass became evident in the right posterior triangle of the patient's neck. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Endocarditis

Cutaneous manifestations include petechiae, Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, and splinter hemorrhages. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The cardinal features on examination are pyrexia, pallor, petechia, splenomegaly and clubbing of digits. [symptoma.com]

Apart from the skin, petechia may be seen in the oral cavity, conjunctivae and even on the retina of the eye (Roth spots). [symptoma.com]

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Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Petechiae on the lower extremities Oral petechiae/purpura - lower lip Petechia on the tongue in a person with platelets of 3 due to ITP Petechia of the lower leg in a person [en.wikipedia.org]

Chronic ITP patients may have no obvious petechiae. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

When they do occur, they may include: Easy or excessive bruising Superficial bleeding into the skin that appears as pinpoint-sized reddish-purple spots (petechiae) that look [mayoclinic.org]

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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

A 64-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with petechiae and palpable purpura in lower limbs and abdominal pain for about 1 month. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients with this disorder typically present with palpable purpura or petechia associated with one or more of the following signs and symptoms: abdominal pain, arthritis/ [ucdavis.pure.elsevier.com]

This patient is a nine-year-old previously healthy Caucasian male who presented with 1 week of petechiae on his lower legs, knee and ankle arthritis, and abdominal pain without [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

SBE manifests many skin findings including petechiae, splinter hemorrhages of the nails, Osler's and laneway lesions, clubbing of the fingers, and findings suggestive of angiitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Classical lesions associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis include petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, Osler's modes and Janaway lesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heart murmur, petechiae, emboli phenomena. Blood culture is positive. [remedyland.com]

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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Here, we describe a previously healthy adolescent who presented with fever, influenza-like symptoms and acute onset of generalized petechiae and active oral mucosa bleeding [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract In this retrospective cohort study conducted in 63 children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in China; petechiae, bruises and bleeding were the major [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic ITP patients may have no obvious petechiae. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Acute Bacterial Endocarditis

Heart murmur, petechiae, emboli phenomena. Blood culture is positive. [remedyland.com]

Emboli may also cause petechiae, tiny purple or red spots on the skin, resulting from hemorrhages under the skin's surface. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Petechiae These are small (1-2mm) purple spots, caused by a minute haemorrhage. They can be caused by loads of things. [almostadoctor.co.uk]

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Bacterial Endocarditis

Heart murmur, petechiae, emboli phenomena. Blood culture is positive. [remedyland.com]

Physical exam Up to half of all patients will exhibit classic physical signs such as 1) petechiae, 2) splinter hemorrhages, 3) Osler's nodes, 4) Janeway lesions and 5) Roth's [symptoma.com]

Cutaneous manifestations include petechiae, Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, and splinter hemorrhages. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

A 71-year-old man presented with a high fever, polyarthralgia, petechiae and palpable purpura accompanied by livedoid change on his legs and feet. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common presentation of CSVV is raised red-purple spots (purpura, 0.3 to 1 cm in diameter) and/or petechiae (purpuric lesions less than 3 mm in diameter) which do [dermcoll.edu.au]

Purpura, petechiae, or ulcers may develop. Diagnosis requires biopsy. Treatment depends on etiology and extent of disease. [msdmanuals.com]

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Myelodysplasia

bruising and/or petechiae) may cause patient distress. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Petechiae, ecchymoses, and nose and gum bleeding are common manifestations of a low platelet count. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Easy or unusual bruising or bleeding which occurs due to a low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) Pinpoint-sized red spots just beneath your skin caused by bleeding (petechiae [mayoclinic.org]

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Pharyngitis

Posterior pharynx with petechiae and exudates in a 12-year-old girl. [web.archive.org]

[…] following: Assessment of airway patency Temperature Hydration status Head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat – Conjunctivitis, scleral icterus, rhinorrhea, tonsillopharyngeal/palatal petechiae [emedicine.com]

Tonsillopharyngeal/palatal petechiae are seen in GAS infections and infectious mononucleosis. [web.archive.org]

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Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia

Patients with chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenia typically present with petechiae and mucosa bleeding. [asmscience.org]

CASE REPORT: A 70-year-old woman was admitted with rectal bleeding accompanied by widespread petechiae, bruising, tongue and buccal mucosa bleeding, and epistaxes and proved [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mild symptoms: –Bruising and petechiae –Occasional minor epistaxis –Very little interference with daily living 1/25/2015 Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Prof.Dr. [slideshare.net]

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Pernicious Anemia

During the current ER visit, the physical exam was significant for tachycardia, pallor, oral wet purpura, and petechiae on the lower extremities. [tandfonline.com]

Petechiae in the mammillary bodies. WKS, acute lesion. Periaqueductal lesions. WKS, acute lesion. Periaqueductal lesions. WKS, burned out lesion. WKS, burned out lesion. [neuropathology-web.org]

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Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder

Physical finding Failure to thrive Dysmorphism(abnormal facial features) Skin and mucosa Eczema, petechiae Abscesses, pyoderma Telangiectasia Delayed umbilical separation [slideshare.net]

He presented in respiratory failure at our institution with anasarca, 3 pitting edema in all extremities, clubbing of all digits, splenomegaly, and petechiae. [acphospitalist.org]

Common dermatological manifestations include eczema, warts, molluscum contagiosum, mucocutaneous candidiasis, recurrent nonhealing ulcers, skin abscesses, erythroderma, petechiae [idoj.in]

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Thrombocytopenia often causes petechiae on the lower limbs. DIC may aggravate the situation and cause larger lesions. [patient.info]

[…] infection because there are a decreased number of healthy white blood cells, known as neutropenia Bruising or bleeding from decreased platelets, known as thrombocytopenia Petechiae [curesearch.org]

Petechiae are small dots, purpura is larger and ecchymoses are larger bruises. Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly may be found. Lymphadenopathy is less common. [patient.info]

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