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Petechiae

petechiae

small red spots on the skin that usually indicate a low platelet count.


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The Fiber Disease

... rash, prominent on the trunk, develops in most patients approximately 5 days after onset of illness. Bleeding manifestations, such as petechiae, ecchymoses, and hemorrhages, occur as the disease progresses (8). Clinical Laboratory Personnel Although unidentified gram-positive bacilli ...

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