Petechia causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Altamira syndrome, Asphyxiation,bacterial endocarditis, autoimmune vasculitis, clotting factor defect,disseminated intravascular coagulation, endocarditis, infective endocarditis , urticarial vasculitis, [ [vasculitis|secondary vasculitis]]
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Acroangiodermatitis, Nodular vasculitis, Pancytopenia, Polyarteritis nodosa, Senile purpura, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Tyrosinaemia type 1 , Autoimmune vasculitis, Secondary vasculitis, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Immune thrombocytopenia ,
Drug Side Effect	Cilostazol, Corticosteroid use, Gaucher disease perinatal lethal form, Vitamin k deficiency,
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Amyloidosis, Altamira syndrome,
Environmental	Heat stroke
Gastroenterologic	Amyloidosis, Grey Turner's sign, Gardner-diamond syndrome, Scurvy,
Genetic	Asphyxiation, Ethylmalonic encephalopathy, Ethylmalonic aciduria, Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency, Typhus fever, Warfarin necrosis, Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii,
Hematologic	Acroangiodermatitis, Acute biphenotypic leukemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute lymphocytic leukemia, Alemtuzumab , Anorexia nervosa, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-positive, Chronic myeloproliferative disorders, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Clotting factor defect, Congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Cryoglobulinaemia, Dengue, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Fat embolism, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Hantavirosis, Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, Autoimmune thrombocytopenia, Lymphoblastic lymphoma, Machupo virus, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, Familial atrial myxoma, Neisseria meningiditis, Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, Pancytopenia, Gardner-diamond syndrome, Rickettsiae, Senile purpura, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Thrombocytopenia, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Urticarial vasculitis, Warfarin necrosis, Acute infantile hemorrhagic oedema, Atrus syndrome, Calcaneal petechiae, Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-negative , Acquired aplastic anemia, Myeloproliferative disease, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Immune thrombocytopenia , Leptospirosis,
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Anorexia nervosa, Bacterial endocarditis, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Congenital cytomegalovirus infection, Dengue, Endocarditis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Hantavirosis, Machupo virus, Neisseria meningiditis, Nodular vasculitis, Relapsing fever, Rickettsiae, Trauma, Vasculitis hypersensitivity, Infective endocarditis , Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, Leptospirosis,
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency, atrus syndrome, calcaneal petechiae,
Neurologic	Familial atrial myxoma, Neisseria meningiditis,
Nutritional/Metabolic	Ethylmalonic aciduria, Gardner-diamond syndrome, Scurvy, Typhus fever, Vibrio vulnificus,
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Fat embolism, Neisseria gonorrhoea,
Oncologic	Acute biphenotypic leukemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute lymphocytic leukemia, Asphyxiation, Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-positive, Chronic myeloproliferative disorders, Lymphoblastic lymphoma, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-negative, Myeloproliferative disease,
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	Amyloidosis, Child abuse, Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia,
Pulmonary	Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Familial atrial myxoma, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis,
Renal/Electrolyte	Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura,
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Cryoglobulinaemia, Fat embolism, Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, Autoimmune thrombocytopenia, Polyarteritis nodosa, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Typhus fever, Tyrosinaemia type 1, Autoimmune vasculitis, Secondary vasculitis, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Altamira syndrome, Acquired aplastic anemia, Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii, Microscopic polyangiitis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Hypersensitivity vasculitis,
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Child abuse, Calcaneal petechiae,
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Argentinean hemorrhagic fever

Causes of petechia in adults in Alphabetical Order

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Causes

Causes of petechia in children in Alphabetical Order

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Life-Threatening Causes

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Causes by Organ System

Causes of petechia in pregnant women.

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Steroid use
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,isoimmune thrombocytopenia,placental abruption causing dic,
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Meningococcal disease, rickettsia lillness, viral illness,
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	Meningococcal disease
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Hyperemesis gravidarum (on face)
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Trauma
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes of petechia in pregnant women in Alphabetical Order

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Causes in Alphabetical Order

• Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
• Boutonneuse fever
• Childhood protein-energy malnutrition such as Kwashiorkor or Marasmus
• Congenital syphilis
• Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
• Dengue fever
• Drugs - Aztreonam, Febuxostat, caspofungin acetate, Dexamethasone, Lidocaine (cream), Meprobamate, Pergolide, Pramipexole, prednisolone, prednisone, Tiagabine, Zonisamide
• Duke's disease
• Ebola
• Endocarditis
• Erythroblastosis fetalis
• Gua Sha
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Kawasaki disease
• Kawasaki fever
• Leukemia
• Rocky mountain spotted fever
• Scarlet Fever
• Schamberg's Disease
• Typhus