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Petechia causes

Introduction

Causes

Causes

Common causes in adults

Common causes in adults

Causes in adults by Organ System

Cardiovascular Altamira syndrome, Asphyxiation,bacterial endocarditis, autoimmune vasculitis, clotting factor defect,disseminated intravascular coagulation, endocarditis, infective endocarditis , urticarial vasculitis, Secondary vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Acroangiodermatitis, autoimmune vasculitis, Gardner-diamond syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Immune thrombocytopenia purpura, nodular vasculitis, pancytopenia, polyarteritis nodosa, secondary vasculitis, senile purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, tyrosinaemia type 1
Drug Side Effect Cilostazol, corticosteroid use, vitamin K deficiency, warfarin necrosis, Aztreonam, Febuxostat, caspofungin acetate, Dexamethasone, Lidocaine (cream), Meprobamate, Pergolide, Pramipexole, prednisolone, prednisone, Tiagabine, Zonisamide
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Altamira syndrome, Amyloidosis
Environmental Heat stroke
Gastroenterologic Amyloidosis, Grey Turner’s sign, scurvy
Genetic Asphyxiation, ethylmalonic aciduria, ethylmalonic encephalopathy, gaucher disease perinatal lethal form, leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii, Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency typhus fever, X-linked dyserythropoietic anaemia and thrombocytopenia
Hematologic Acroangiodermatitis, acute biphenotypic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, alemtuzumab, anorexia nervosa, bolivian hemorrhagic fever, myeloid leukemia philadelphia-positive, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis clotting factor defect, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, cryoglobulinaemia, dengue, disseminated intravascular coagulation, fat embolism, neisseria gonorrhoea, hantavirosis, hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, lymphoblastic lymphoma, machupo virus, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, familial atrial myxoma, Neisseria meningiditis, fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, gardner-diamond syndrome, rickettsiae, senile purpura, t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, thrombocytopenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, urticarial vasculitis, warfarin necrosis, acute infantile hemorrhagic oedema, Atrus syndrome, calcaneal petechiae, myeloid leukemia philadelphia-negative , acquired aplastic anemia, myeloproliferative disease, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, hypersensitivity vasculitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,

immune thrombocytopenia purpura, leptospirosis, X-linked dyserythropoietic anaemia and thrombocytopenia

Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Anorexia nervosa, bacterial endocarditis, bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Congenital cytomegalovirus infection, dengue, endocarditis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Hantavirosis, Machupo virus, Neisseria meningiditis, nodular vasculitis, relapsing fever, Rickettsiae, trauma, vasculitis hypersensitivity, infective endocarditis , human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, leptospirosis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency, atrus syndrome, calcaneal petechiae,
Neurologic Familial atrial myxoma, Neisseria meningiditis
Nutritional/Metabolic Ethylmalonic aciduria, gardner-diamond syndrome, scurvy, typhus fever, vibrio vulnificus
Obstetric/Gynecologic Fat embolism, Neisseria gonorrhoea, fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Oncologic Acute biphenotypic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, asphyxiation, myeloid leukemia philadelphia-positive, chronic myeloproliferative disorders, lymphoblastic lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis,

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myeloid leukemia philadelphia-negative, myeloproliferative disease

Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric Amyloidosis
Pulmonary Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis,
Renal/Electrolyte Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura,
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Acquired aplastic anemia, Altamira syndrome, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune vasculitis, cryoglobulinaemia, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, fat embolism, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, hemorragic fever with renal syndrome, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, hypersensitivity vasculitis, leukocyte adhesion deficiency type iii, microscopic polyangiitis, polyarteritis nodosa, secondary vasculitis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, typhus fever, tyrosinaemia type 1
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Calcaneal petechiae,
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Argentinean hemorrhagic fever

Causes of petechia in adults in Alphabetical Order

Causes

Causes

Causes in children by Organ System

Cardiovascular Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, Vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, vasculitis,
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face, hypersplenism , liver disease, necrotizing enterocolitis , sequestration.
Genetic May Hegglin anomaly, Von Willebrand disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Hematologic Acquired platelet function abnormalities, Aplastic anemia, B12 deficiency, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, bone marrow infiltration,Boutonneuse fever , Cavernous hemangioma, Cerebral malaria, Congenital syphilis, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Dengue fever, disseminated intravascular coagulation, Duke’s fever, Ebola , Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Fanconi anemia , Folate deficiency , Forceful vomiting causing petechiae on face, Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia, Hemolytic uremic syndrome , hemolytic uremic syndrome, hemophilia,Henoch-schönlein purpura, Hypersplenism , Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Immune throbocytopenia, Inherited thrombocytopenias, Leukaemia , May Hegglin anomaly, Meningococcal disease , neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, Neonatal purpura fulminans, sequestration, Thrombocytopenia , Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Vitamin K deficiency, Von Willebrand Disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome .
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, Boutonneuse fever, Congenital syphilis, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Dengue fever, Duke’s fever, Ebola, Hemolytic uremic syndrome, hemolytic uremic syndrome, Meningococcal disease, Sepsis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic bone marrow infiltration, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Osteopetrosis
Neurologic B12 deficiency, cavernous hemangioma, cerebral malaria, meningococcal disease
Nutritional/Metabolic B12 deficiency, Folate deficiency, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin C deficiency, vitamin K deficiency,
Obstetric/Gynecologic neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Oncologic Fanconi anemia , Leukaemia
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric Child abuse
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Aplastic anemia , Henoch-schönlein purpura, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Immune thrombocytopenia purpura, vasculitis, Kawasaki fever
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Child abuse, Trauma
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes of petechia in children in Alphabetical Order

Life-Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes in pregnant women by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Steroid use
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, isoimmune thrombocytopenia, placental abruption causing DIC
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Meningococcal disease, rickettsia lillness, viral illness
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic Meningococcal disease
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic Hyperemesis gravidarum (on face)
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Trauma
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes of petechia in pregnant women in Alphabetical Order

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References

References

  1. ↑ Grayson MD, Charlotte (2006-09-26). “Typhus”. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 2007-11-05.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]