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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
==Common causes in adults== | |||
:* Prolonged straining- crying, coughing, vomiting, childbirth. | |||
:* Medications- [[atropine]], [[carbamazepine]], [[heparin]], [[indomethacin]], [[penicillin]], [[quinine]], [[warfarin]]. | |||
:* Infections- [[Cytomegalovirus]], [[endocarditis]], [[Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome]], [[meningococcemia]], [[mononucleosis]], [[rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[scarlet fever]], [[sepsis]], viral hemorrhagic fevers. | |||
:* Injuries and sunburn. | |||
===Causes in adults by Organ System=== | ===Causes in adults by Organ System=== | ||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | ||
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| '''Drug Side Effect''' | | '''Drug Side Effect''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Cilostazol]], [[corticosteroids|corticosteroid use]], [[vitamin K|vitamin K deficiency]], [[warfarin necrosis]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cilostazol]], [[corticosteroids|corticosteroid use]], [[vitamin K|vitamin K deficiency]], [[warfarin necrosis]], [[Aztreonam]], [[Febuxostat]], [[caspofungin acetate]], [[Dexamethasone]], [[Lidocaine (cream)]], [[Meprobamate]], [[Pergolide]], [[Pramipexole]], [[prednisolone]], [[prednisone]], [[Tiagabine]], [[Zonisamide]] | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amyloidosis]], [[Grey Turner's sign]], [[scurvy]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amyloidosis]], [[Grey Turner's sign]], [[scurvy]] | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anorexia nervosa]], [[bacterial endocarditis]], [[bolivian hemorrhagic fever]], [[Congenital cytomegalovirus infection]], [[dengue]], [[endocarditis]], [[gonorrhea|Neisseria gonorrhoea]], [[Hantavirosis]], [[Machupo virus]], [[Neisseria meningiditis]], [[nodular vasculitis]], [[relapsing fever]], [[Rickettsiae]], [[trauma]], [[vasculitis hypersensitivity]], [[infective endocarditis]] , [[ehrlichiosis|human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis]], [[leptospirosis]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anorexia nervosa]], [[bacterial endocarditis]], [[bolivian hemorrhagic fever]], [[Congenital cytomegalovirus infection]], [[dengue]], [[endocarditis]], [[gonorrhea|Neisseria gonorrhoea]], [[Hantavirosis]], [[Machupo virus]], [[Neisseria meningiditis]], [[nodular vasculitis]], [[relapsing fever]], [[Rickettsiae]], [[trauma]], [[vasculitis hypersensitivity]], [[infective endocarditis]] , [[ehrlichiosis|human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis]], [[leptospirosis]] | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | ||
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| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aplastic anemia|Acquired aplastic anemia]], Altamira syndrome, [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|autoimmune thrombocytopenia]], [[vasculitis|autoimmune vasculitis]], [[cryoglobulinaemia]], [[Churg-Strauss syndrome|eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[fat embolism]], [[wegener's granulomatosis|granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[hemorragic fever with renal syndrome]], [[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]], [[hypersensitivity vasculitis]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency|leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii]], [[microscopic polyangiitis]], [[polyarteritis nodosa]], [[vasculitis|secondary vasculitis]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[typhus fever]], [[tyrosinaemia type 1]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aplastic anemia|Acquired aplastic anemia]], Altamira syndrome, [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|autoimmune thrombocytopenia]], [[vasculitis|autoimmune vasculitis]], [[cryoglobulinaemia]], [[Churg-Strauss syndrome|eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[fat embolism]], [[wegener's granulomatosis|granulomatosis with polyangiitis]], [[hemorragic fever with renal syndrome]], [[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]], [[hypersensitivity vasculitis]], [[leukocyte adhesion deficiency|leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii]], [[microscopic polyangiitis]], [[polyarteritis nodosa]], [[vasculitis|secondary vasculitis]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[typhus fever]], [[tyrosinaemia type 1]] | ||
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===Causes of petechia in adults in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes of petechia in adults in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
{{columns-list | {{columns-list| | ||
*[[Aplastic anemia|Acquired aplastic anemia]] | *[[Aplastic anemia|Acquired aplastic anemia]] | ||
*[[Acroangiodermatitis]] | *[[Acroangiodermatitis]] | ||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | ||
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy ]], | |style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy]], [[Vasculitis]] | ||
[[Vasculitis ]] | |- | ||
|bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | |bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | ||
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| '''Dermatologic''' | | '''Dermatologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]], [[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], [[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[vasculitis]], | ||
[[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], | |||
[[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]], | |||
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[[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], | |||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face, [[hypersplenism ]], [[liver disease]], [[necrotizing enterocolitis ]], sequestration. | ||
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[[liver disease]], | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Genetic''' | | '''Genetic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[May Hegglin anomaly]], [[Von Willebrand disease]], [[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]] | ||
[[ | |||
[[Wiskott | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Acquired platelet function abnormalities, [[Aplastic anemia]], [[B12 deficiency]], [[Bernard-Soulier syndrome]], [[Bolivian hemorrhagic fever]], bone marrow infiltration,[[Boutonneuse fever ]], [[Cavernous hemangioma]], [[Cerebral malaria]], [[Congenital syphilis]], [[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]], [[Dengue fever]], [[disseminated intravascular coagulation]], Duke's fever, [[Ebola ]], [[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], [[Fanconi anemia ]], [[Folate deficiency ]], Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face, [[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]], [[Hemolytic uremic syndrome ]], [[hemolytic uremic syndrome]], [[hemophilia]],[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura|Henoch-schönlein purpura]], [[Hypersplenism ]], [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Immune throbocytopenia]], Inherited thrombocytopenias, [[Leukaemia ]], [[May Hegglin anomaly]], [[Meningococcal disease ]], [[neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]], Neonatal purpura fulminans, sequestration, [[Thrombocytopenia ]], [[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ]], [[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[Vitamin K deficiency]], [[Von Willebrand Disease]], [[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ]]. | ||
[[Aplastic anemia ]], | |||
[[B12 deficiency ]], | |||
[[Bernard | |||
[[Bolivian | |||
[[Boutonneuse fever ]], | |||
[[Cavernous hemangioma ]], | |||
[[Cerebral malaria ]], | |||
[[Congenital syphilis ]], | |||
[[Crimean | |||
[[Dengue fever ]], | |||
[[disseminated intravascular coagulation]], | |||
[[Ebola ]], | |||
[[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], | |||
[[Fanconi anemia ]], | |||
[[Folate deficiency ]], | |||
[[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]], | |||
[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome ]], | |||
[[hemolytic uremic syndrome]], | |||
[[hemophilia]], | |||
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[[Hypersplenism ]], | |||
[[Idiopathic | |||
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[[Leukaemia ]], | |||
[[ | |||
[[Meningococcal disease ]], | |||
[[neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]], | |||
[[Thrombocytopenia ]], | |||
[[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ]], | |||
[[thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]], | |||
[[ | |||
[[ | |||
[[Wiskott | |||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bolivian | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bolivian hemorrhagic fever]], [[Boutonneuse fever]], [[Congenital syphilis]], [[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]], [[Dengue fever]], Duke's fever, [[Ebola]], [[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]], [[hemolytic uremic syndrome]], [[Meningococcal disease]], [[Sepsis]] | ||
[[Boutonneuse fever ]], | |||
[[Congenital syphilis ]], | |||
[[Crimean | |||
[[Dengue fever ]], | |||
[[Ebola ]], | |||
[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome ]], | |||
[[hemolytic uremic syndrome]], | |||
[[Meningococcal disease ]], | |||
[[Sepsis ]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| bone marrow infiltration, [[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], [[Osteopetrosis ]] | ||
[[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]], | |||
[[Osteopetrosis ]] | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Neurologic''' | | '''Neurologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[B12 deficiency ]], | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[B12 deficiency]], [[cavernous hemangioma]], [[cerebral malaria]], [[meningococcal disease]] | ||
[[ | |||
[[ | |||
[[ | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | | '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[B12 deficiency ]], | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[B12 deficiency]], [[Folate deficiency]], [[Metabolic disorders]], [[Vitamin C deficiency]], [[vitamin K deficiency]], | ||
[[Folate deficiency ]], | |||
[[Metabolic disorders ]], | |||
[[Vitamin | |||
[[vitamin | |||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Fanconi anemia ]], [[Leukaemia ]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Fanconi anemia ]], [[Leukaemia ]] | ||
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| '''Psychiatric''' | | '''Psychiatric''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Child abuse ]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Child abuse ]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | | '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome ]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome ]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Aplastic anemia ]], | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Aplastic anemia ]], [[Henoch-Schönlein purpura|Henoch-schönlein purpura]], [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]], [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Immune thrombocytopenia purpura]], [[vasculitis]], [[Kawasaki fever]] | ||
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[[Idiopathic | |||
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| '''Trauma''' | | '''Trauma''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Child abuse ]], [[Trauma]] | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Child abuse]], [[Trauma]] | ||
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===Causes of petechia in children in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes of petechia in children in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
{{columns-list | {{columns-list| | ||
* | *Acquired platelet function abnormalities | ||
*[[Aplastic anemia]] | *[[Aplastic anemia]] | ||
*[[B12 deficiency]] | *[[B12 deficiency]] | ||
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*[[Bolivian hemorrhagic fever]] | *[[Bolivian hemorrhagic fever]] | ||
*[[Bone marrow failure]] | *[[Bone marrow failure]] | ||
* | *Bone marrow infiltration | ||
*[[Boutonneuse fever]] | *[[Boutonneuse fever]] | ||
*[[Cavernous hemangioma]] | *[[Cavernous hemangioma]] | ||
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*[[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]] | *[[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]] | ||
*[[Thrombocytopenia pathophysiology|Drug induced thrombocytopenia]] | *[[Thrombocytopenia pathophysiology|Drug induced thrombocytopenia]] | ||
* | *Duke's fever | ||
*[[Ebola]] | *[[Ebola]] | ||
*[[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]] | *[[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]] | ||
*[[Fanconi anemia]] | *[[Fanconi anemia]] | ||
*[[Folate deficiency]] | *[[Folate deficiency]] | ||
* | *Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face | ||
*[[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]] | *[[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia]] | ||
*[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]] | *[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]] | ||
*[[Hemophilia]] | *[[Hemophilia]] | ||
*[[Henoch schönlein purpura | *[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura|Henoch-schönlein purpura]] | ||
*[[Hypersplenism]] | *[[Hypersplenism]] | ||
*[[Idiopathic | *[[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | ||
*[[Immune thrombocytopenia | *[[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Immune thrombocytopenia purpura]] | ||
*[[ | *Inherited thrombocytopenias | ||
*[[Kawasaki fever]] | |||
*[[Leukaemia]] | *[[Leukaemia]] | ||
*[[Liver disease]] | *[[Liver disease]] | ||
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*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]] | *[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]] | ||
*[[Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]] | *[[Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]] | ||
* | *Neonatal purpura fulminans | ||
*[[Osteopetrosis]] | *[[Osteopetrosis]] | ||
*[[Sepsis]] | *[[Sepsis]] | ||
* | *Sequestration | ||
*[[Thrombocytopenia]] | *[[Thrombocytopenia]] | ||
*[[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | *[[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | ||
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===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ===Life-Threatening Causes=== | ||
* [[Placental abruption|placental abruption causing DIC]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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| '''Drug Side Effect''' | | '''Drug Side Effect''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Steroid use | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | ||
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| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]],isoimmune thrombocytopenia, [[Placental abruption|placental abruption causing DIC]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]], isoimmune thrombocytopenia, [[Placental abruption|placental abruption causing DIC]] | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"|[[Meningococcal disease]], [[Rickettsia|rickettsia lillness]], | |bgcolor="Beige"|[[Meningococcal disease]], [[Rickettsia|rickettsia lillness]], viral illness | ||
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===Causes of petechia in pregnant women in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes of petechia in pregnant women in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
{{columns-list | {{columns-list| | ||
*[[Hyperemesis gravidarum]] | *[[Hyperemesis gravidarum]] | ||
*[[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | *[[Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]] | ||
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*[[Placental abruption|Placental abruption causing DIC]] | *[[Placental abruption|Placental abruption causing DIC]] | ||
*[[Rickettsia|Rickettsia lillness]] | *[[Rickettsia|Rickettsia lillness]] | ||
* | *Steroid use | ||
*[[Trauma]] | *[[Trauma]] | ||
* | *Viral illness | ||
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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001363.htm |title=Typhus |accessdate=2007-11-05 |author=Grayson MD, Charlotte |date=2006-09-26 |work=[[MedlinePlus|MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia]] |publisher=[[National Institutes of Health]]}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Intensive care medicine]] | [[Category:Intensive care medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Needs overview]] | [[Category:Needs overview]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 29 July 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Common causes in adults
- Prolonged straining- crying, coughing, vomiting, childbirth.
- Medications- atropine, carbamazepine, heparin, indomethacin, penicillin, quinine, warfarin.
- Infections- Cytomegalovirus, endocarditis, Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, meningococcemia, mononucleosis, rocky Mountain spotted fever, scarlet fever, sepsis, viral hemorrhagic fevers.
- Injuries and sunburn.
Causes in adults by Organ System
Causes of petechia in adults in Alphabetical Order
- Acquired aplastic anemia
- Acroangiodermatitis
- Acute biphenotypic leukemia
- Acute infantile hemorrhagic oedema
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia
- Alemtuzumab
- Altamira syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Argentinean hemorrhagic fever
- Asphyxiation
- Atrus syndrome
- Autoimmune thrombocytopenia
- Autoimmune vasculitis
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
- Calcaneal petechiae
- Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
- Chronic myeloproliferative disorders
- Cilostazol
- Clotting factor defect
- Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
- Corticosteroid use
- Cryoglobulinaemia
- Dengue
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Endocarditis
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Ethylmalonic aciduria
- Ethylmalonic encephalopathy
- Familial atrial myxoma
- Fat embolism
- Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
- Gardner-diamond syndrome
- Gaucher disease perinatal lethal form
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Grey Turner's sign
- Hantavirosis
- Heat stroke
- Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome
- Henoch-schönlein purpura
- Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Immune thrombocytopenia purpura
- Infective endocarditis
- Leptospirosis
- Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii
- Lymphoblastic lymphoma
- Machupo virus
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-negative
- Myeloid leukemia philadelphia-positive
- Myeloproliferative disease
- Neisseria gonorrhoea
- Neisseria meningiditis
- Nodular vasculitis
- Pancytopenia
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Relapsing fever
- Rickettsiae
- Scurvy
- Secondary vasculitis
- Senile purpura
- Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency
- T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Topical glucocorticoids
- Trauma
- Typhus fever
- Tyrosinaemia type 1
- Urticarial vasculitis
- Vasculitis hypersensitivity
- Vibrio vulnificus
- Vitamin k deficiency
- Warfarin necrosis
- X-linked dyserythropoietic anaemia and thrombocytopenia
Causes
Causes in children by Organ System
Causes of petechia in children in Alphabetical Order
- Acquired platelet function abnormalities
- Aplastic anemia
- B12 deficiency
- Bernard-Soulier syndrome
- Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
- Bone marrow failure
- Bone marrow infiltration
- Boutonneuse fever
- Cavernous hemangioma
- Cerebral malaria
- Child abuse
- Congenital syphilis
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Dengue fever
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Drug induced thrombocytopenia
- Duke's fever
- Ebola
- Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
- Fanconi anemia
- Folate deficiency
- Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face
- Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Henoch-schönlein purpura
- Hypersplenism
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Immune thrombocytopenia purpura
- Inherited thrombocytopenias
- Kawasaki fever
- Leukaemia
- Liver disease
- May Hegglin anomaly
- Meningococcal disease
- Metabolic disorders
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
- Neonatal purpura fulminans
- Osteopetrosis
- Sepsis
- Sequestration
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Trauma
- Vasculitis
- Vitamin C deficiency
- Vitamin K deficiency
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Life-Threatening Causes
Common Causes
Causes in pregnant women by Organ System
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 | No underlying causes |
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
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Isoimmune thrombocytopenia
- Meningococcal disease
- Placental abruption causing DIC
- Rickettsia lillness
- Steroid use
- Trauma
- Viral illness
References
- ↑ Grayson MD, Charlotte (2006-09-26). "Typhus". MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 2007-11-05.