Purpuric and petechial rashes in adults and children: initial assessment

BMJ. 2016 Mar 22:352:i1285. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1285.

Authors

Angela E Thomas¹, Susan F Baird², Julia Anderson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh EH9 1LF, UK angela.thomas2@nhs.net.
² Department of Haematology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh EH9 1LF, UK.
³ Department of Haematology, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 27004477
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i1285

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Exanthema / etiology*
Humans
Leukemia / complications
Leukemia / diagnosis*
Meningococcal Infections / complications
Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Purpura / etiology*
Sepsis / complications
Sepsis / diagnosis*