petechia

Also known as petechiae

A petechia (; : petechiae) is a small red or purple spot ( 1 cm in diameter) and purpura (3 to 10 mm in diameter). The term is typically used in the plural (petechiae), since a single petechia is seldom noticed or significant.

Key facts

Medical condition.name: Petechia
Medical condition.synonyms: Petechiae
Medical condition.image: Petechia on the tongue.jpg
Medical condition.caption: Petechiae on the tongue in a person with platelets (platelet count) of 3 G/L (normal: 150–450 G/L) due to ITP. Note: G/L is billion (prefix Giga) platelets per liter.
Medical condition.pronounce: pɪˈtiːkɪə

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Clinical Trials

4 registered

NAUNKNOWN
Thermographic Characteristics of Sore Throat by Thermographic CameraDoron Carmi · NCT01782183
COMPLETED
Petechiae In Children (PIC) Study: Defining A Clinical Decision Rule for The Management Of Fever and Non-Blanching Rashes In Children Including The Role Of Point Of Care Testing For Procalcitonin & Neisseria Meningitidis DNA.Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · NCT03378258
PHASE3COMPLETED
Study of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Long-term GNR-069 Therapy in ITP PatientsAO GENERIUM · NCT05492409
PHASE3COMPLETED
Comparative Study of Clinical Efficacy and Safety of GNR-069 and Nplate in Patients With ITPAO GENERIUM · NCT05220878

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Wikidata facts

Image: Petechiaesmall.jpg

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Commons category: Petechiae
ICD-9-CM: 782.7
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000760
NCI Thesaurus ID: C3323

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Causes
Physical trauma
Non-infectious conditions
Infectious conditions
Forensic science
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Petechiae can be caused by a number of infectious or noninfectious conditions, or by physical trauma. The presence of petechiae in certain locations, such as the eyes or neck, are sometimes considered forensically significant, such as in cases of suspected strangulation.