petechiae
Tiny skin hemorrhages
Petechiae are tiny red or purple spots on the skin caused by bleeding from broken capillaries beneath the surface.
They don't blanch when pressed—a key diagnostic feature.
Petechiae often appear in clusters and can indicate various conditions from minor strain to serious blood disorders or infections: The doctor noted petechiae on the patient's legs.
Singular: petechia.
Bleeding beneath the skin
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- vasculitisVessel wall inflammation
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
endocarditis · hemorrhage · platelet · anticoagulant · rash · fever · infection · anemia
Locate with exactness
purple · flat · clustered · scattered · mottling · discoloration · lesions · eruption
Body's outer layer
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- conjunctivaMucous membrane lining eyelids
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
trunk · ankles · legs · eyelids · oral cavity · gums · face · chest
purpura
Bleeding beneath the skin
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- vasculitisVessel wall inflammation
leukemia · endocarditis · hemorrhage · platelet · anticoagulant · rash · fever · infection · anemia · scurvy
pinpoint
Locate with exactness
red · purple · flat · clustered · scattered · mottling · discoloration · lesions · eruption · stippling
skin
Body's outer layer
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- conjunctivaMucous membrane lining eyelids
- palateOral cavity ceiling
extremities · trunk · ankles · legs · eyelids · oral cavity · gums · face · chest · pressure points
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- deficiency symptomsscurvy, beriberi, pellagra, anemia, goiter
- medical signsmurmur, edema, jaundice, cyanosis, pallor
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- autopsy findingscause of death, manner of death, time of death, toxicology, histopathology