Petechiae often look like a rash, which can be alarming. The spots themselves are tiny pinpricks that can be dark red or purple on lighter skin. On darker skin tones, they may appear brown.

Petechiae, rash-like spots due to bleeding under the skin, may be due to serious health conditions like sepsis or less serious things like straining or pressure.

Causes Petechiae are red or purple dots on the skin that happen when tiny blood vessels called capillaries break under the skin's surface, creating a petechial rash. A petechial rash is caused by ...

Purpura and petechiae can both appear in rash-like clusters. An unexplained rash may require treatment, and any child with an unexplained rash and a fever should receive urgent medical attention.

From eczema to allergic reactions to bug bites, here’s what common skin rashes look like in photos, and the symptoms that can help you I.D. the condition.

Petechiae are tiny purple, red, or brown spots on the skin. They usually appear on your arms, legs, stomach, and buttocks. You might also find them inside your mouth or on your eyelids. These ...

A 6-year-old male presented to a dermatology clinic with a 1-week history of rash on his lower legs. His parents reported the rash started on the buttocks and then spread to the lower legs. It was ...

How about a whole nest of them in your leg? A Colombian woman was left horrified after discovering that her innocuous-seeming rash was actually a bunch of parasites that had colonized her leg.

Weird rashes are the latest symptoms that are markers of COVID-19 infection. They are scary, but usually harmless.