His temperature was 103.5º F. He had a petechial rash over his entire body, which included his palms and soles (figures 1-3). His lips were dry and cracked, and he had palatal petechiae.

An 11-year-old boy was admitted to the pediatric ward in the month of June with a febrile illness and a rash with concern for meningococcemia. The history of this illness began three days prior to ...

You can add enanthem, or a rash inside the body, such as in the mouth, to the ever-lengthening list of symptoms with which COVID-19 patients can present, researchers in Spain suggested. Six of 21 ...

It can also cause a rash that does not fade when pressed. “We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Dr. Burch said of the rash while ...

In his series, the rash was more commonly on the trunk, and there was minimal or no itching. In a more recent series, the lesions were primarily on the fingers or toes.