10 Strep Throat Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #10: Palatal Petechiae
Petechiae are small reddish or purplish spots on the skin that are caused by a minor break or bleed in a capillary blood vessel. The spots are less than 3 mm in size. Petechia is one of the three descriptive types of bleeding, which are differentiated by size. (The other types are purpura and ecchymosis.)
Although it is a nonspecific symptom seen in many conditions, in strep throat, the petechiae specifically appear on the palate. It is a rare but highly specific finding.
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