Amlodipine-induced petechial rash

Seizure-induced periorbital petechial rash.

A 58-year-old man was admitted after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. The neurological examination was normal, except for bilateral periorbital, enoral and superior thoracic petechiae, which had only occurred after the seizure. The blood pressure, CT scan of the brain and routine laboratory were unremarkable. Seizure-related petechial rash is a rare finding that might be helpful for the diag...

Postictal Periorbital Petechial Rash

A 16-year-old boy, with a history of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, which had been treated with valproic acid since he was 9 years of age, presented with bilateral periorbital rash. His family had found him in a stupor state after groaning early the previous morning. The patient had a history of morning myoclonic seizures and absence seizures, but no history of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. ...

Petechial rash in a child with autism and Trisomy 21.

Copyright © SLACK Incorporated A10-year-old boy with Trisomy 21 presented to the emergency department with a history of rash on his legs, easy bruising and bleeding, and walking with a limp. One month prior to presentation, he had developed a non-pruritic, non-painful, petechial rash on his lower legs (Figure 1). Eczema was suspected and he was treated with a topical steroid cream, but there wa...

Fever and petechial rash in a 9-year-old boy.

Clinical characteristics of children with viral single- and co-infections and a petechial rash.

BACKGROUND Children with petechial rash are more likely to undergo invasive diagnostics, to be treated with antibiotics for potential bacterial infection and to be hospitalized. However, viruses have also been associated with petechial rash. Nonetheless, a systematic analysis of viral infections with modern available techniques as quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in the context ...