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“We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Dr. Burch said of the rash while speaking to Fox Carolina. “It’s not a typical rash that you ...

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"We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin," said Burch. "It’s not a typical rash that you would get with, let's say, a viral infection.

“We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Burch said. “It’s not a typical rash that you would get with, let’s say, a viral infection.