Many people spot tiny red dots on their skin and wonder what they mean. These marks often appear without warning on areas like the arms, legs, torso, or even inside the mouth. Two common explanations ...

"Our results show that fever and petechial rashes are still essential warning signs associated with higher rates of sepsis and meningitis than in other febrile children."—Kohlmaier et al., Acta ...

The rashes were found in the patients' palates, according to the authors. The average time between COVID-19 symptom onset and lesion appearance was shorter in patients with petechial enanthem than in ...