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What are petechiae?

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Noun
  1. plural of petechia
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Symptoms of strep throat may include pharyngeal erythema and swelling, tonsillar exudate, edematous uvula, palatine petechiae, and anterior cervical lymphadenopathy.
Depending on their size, purpuric lesions are traditionally classified as petechiae, purpura or ecchymoses.
Check urine for hematuria, scalp for hair loss, and skin and mucous membranes for petechiae, bleeding, ulceration, pallor, and bruising.
Thus, it appears pale and brittle, with subepithelial petechiae, as it is easily prone to trauma.
Skin hemorrhages in the form of petechiae, ecchymoses, hematomas, and purpura will quickly become apparent.
Children with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy are generally quite ill and may present with extensive purpuric lesions and petechiae, as well as multifocal hemorrhage.

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