malaise (a general feeling of unwellness), abnormal skin changes, or other worrisome symptoms Petechiae and purpura are two related conditions caused by the leaking capillaries. Petechiae is ...

With purpura fulminans, your skin begins dying in the dermal layer. This causes a rash that can rapidly progress to blood filled blisters. This process generally affects the skin and tissues—not the ...

The patient had no thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorder or other competing etiologies. Purpura (skin hemorrhage > 2 mm) and petechiae (up to 2 mm) can be caused by dermal capillary rupture due ...