A 14-year-old South Carolina boy has died of a rare bacterial infection within days of showing signs of symptoms. William ...

William Hand, 14, woke up unwell, and within hours, died from a rare bacterial infection that has sparked health officials to sound the alarm over its swift and severe symptoms ...

Petechiae are red or purple dots on the skin that happen when blood vessels break under the skin's surface, creating a petechial rash. A petechial rash is caused by internal bleeding and is often ...

Rash-Like Spots. Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MDFact checked by Nick BlackmerMedically reviewed by Susan Bard, MDFact checked by Nick Blackmer. Petechiae are very small (pinpoint) red dots on ...

Pediatric petechial rashes can be harmless and resolve on their own. However, a healthcare professional doctor may need to treat the underlying cause. Like purpura, petechiae are symptoms of a ...

“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.

“Fever, number one, and then characteristically a rash,” Hall pointed out. “It will start off as red and then it turns to what we will describe as “petechial” rash, where as you press on ...

Among other symptoms indistinguishable from severe dengue, “both presented blurred vision and skin rash, and one had gingival hemorrhagic lesions and disseminated petechiae,” Lupi stated.

"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.

“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.

“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.