Sickle Cell Disease Ontology Project

Petechiae

http://scdontology.h3abionet.org/ontology/SCDO_0000892


Petechiae are pinpoint-sized reddish/purple spots, resembling a rash, that appear just under the skin or a mucous membrane when capillaries have ruptured and some superficial bleeding into the skin has happened. This term refers to an abnormally increased susceptibility to developing petechiae.

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definition source

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000967