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petechiae

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petechiae [pə′tēk·ē‚ē]
(medicine)
Hemorrhages the size of the head of a pin.
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On March 28, a mild disease characterized by fever, headache, weakness, and maculopapular rash with petechiae developed; she was hospitalized on April 2.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, southwestern Bulgaria by Christova, Iva; Di Caro, Antonino; Papa, Anna; Castilletti, Concetta; Andonova, Lubena; Kalvatchev, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
A colonoscopy performed on the third day of hospitalization showed areas in the colon with edematous mucosa, multiple petechiae, and exulcerations, suggestive of colitis (Fig.
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His skin was cool, and he had no evidence of trauma or petechiae.
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