What's the difference between petechiae and petechial?
Petechiae
Definition:
(n. pl.) Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) On linear discriminant analysis, six variables showed a significant discriminating power in predicting death: low systolic blood pressure, low platelet count, extensive petechiae, high body temperature, low CSF polynuclear cell count and absence of meningism.
(2) These results indicate that there is a significant correlations between summer ulceration with petechiae, capillary microthrombi of the skin, positive aCL and cerebral microinfarctions on MRI.
(3) The appearance of petechiae and ecchymoses following anticoagulant and fibrinolytic therapy is an unusual and rare complication.
(4) During anticoagulant and fibrinolytic therapy, 6 patients developed petechiae and ecchymoses which was accompanied by pain and fever.
(5) Arthritis of the left knee and petechiae on admission were regarded as features of SHP.
(6) The most frequent symptoms were the fever (97.8%), vomitus (75%) and headache (52.2%) The more common exploratory findings were petechiae (76.8%) and nuchal rigidity (53.6%).
(7) All had petechiae and positive quaiac stools, and patients with isoimmune thrombocytopenia had CT scan evidence of intracranial bleeds.
(8) On physical examination, he had severe anemia, petechiae, but no hepatosplenomegaly.
(9) Petechiae was the clinical sign best discriminating between MCd and the control group.
(10) These data suggest that conjunctival petechiae most often are the result of hypoxia coupled with an acute increase in cephalic vascular pressure.
(11) Loss of body fat, hepatomegaly, and petechiae of skin and abdominal musculature were seen at necropsy.
(12) The endoscopic findings included redness, swelling, petechiae or haemorrhage, erosions and ulceration of the mucosa.
(13) The most important clinical findings were increased heart and breathing rate, rectal temperature of 39.9 degrees C, nosebleed and petechiae on the nasal mucosa.
(14) The following acute symptoms were induced after exposure to sunlight: pruritus with or without skin changes, burning, pain and erythema, sometimes with petechiae, vesiculation and, in two cases, systemic symptoms.
(15) The Donryu strain showed a typical Arthus reaction with petechiae and edema and a negligible delayed skin reaction, whereas the Sprague-Dawley strain showed a poor Arthus reaction and a typical delayed skin reaction with central necrosis and induration.
(16) The first clinical signs observed were marked pallor, petechiae, lethargy, anorexia, and edema.
(17) The gall bladder was greatly distended and occasionally the mucosa was sprinkled with petechiae.
(18) A 46-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because of fatigability, puffy eye-lids, leg edema and petechia.
(19) However, severe haemorrhagic syndrome with petechia, haematoma, haematemesis and melaena was present in one patient only.
(20) At birth, affected mice are pale with intradermal petechiae and bruises on exposed surfaces.
Petechial
Definition:
(a.) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiae; spotted.
Example Sentences:
(1) These included petechial rash, hypertrichosis, acute renal failure, fluid retention and cardiac failure.
(2) Petechial implants produced twice the amount of PGF than intermediate implants (P less than 0.05), which in turn produced more PGF than powder-burn implants (P less than 0.05).
(3) Fibronectin levels were lower in children with ecchymotic or necrotic purpura on admission than in those with petechial purpura; they were lower in those who developed cutaneous sequelae, but it is not known if correction of fibronectin deficiency may limit the extent of purpura and prevent the cutaneous sequelae.
(4) The first group comprises those of general pathologic changes, such as visceral congestion and petechial hemorrhages.
(5) The lower borders of the congestion and petechial haemorrhages in the face and neck were located 1 or 2 centimeters above the ligature mark.
(6) These observations suggested that the blood flow in the dura mater fluctuates due to a change of microenvironment, which probably causes repeated secondary petechial haemorrhages in the dura and its adherent necrotic brain tissue, even 101 days after brain death.
(7) Histologically, edematous changes, occlusion of vessels, and petechial hemorrhages were found in the brain.
(8) The surrounding gray matter showed petechial hemorrhages and abundant proteinaceous exudates rich in antifibrinogen-positive material.
(9) TPTA produced brain congestion, and hepatic and pulmonary petechial and generalized hemorrhages.
(10) Only two of these nine neonates presented with hemorrhagic syndromes (two, petechial purpura; one, intracranial bleeding).
(11) Gastric mucosal petechial haemorrhages are probably without clinical significance because they are very common in the general population (10-15%) and do not progress to erosions and ulcers.
(12) Soon after a confluent petechial exanthem was noted, as well as conjunctival and gastrointestinal bleedings.
(13) Both diseases were characterized by fever, depression, lymphadenopathy, and signs of neurologic dysfunction; petechial hemorrhages or other signs of hemorrhagic diathesis were evident only in a small proportion of cases.
(14) The livers showed multiple small white foci, petechial hemorrhages, and swelling.
(15) With increasing intensity of laryngeal compression (especially due to cricoid fracture) rises the portion of broad extravasates; petechial bleedings most frequently are in strangulation by ligature.
(16) The lesions remained confined to the glandular mucosa and consisted of small punctiform lesions, erosions and petechial hemorrhage.
(17) After greater than 4 weeks of therapy, the patient had a petechial rash and prolonged bleeding time, which were diagnosed and confirmed by skin biopsy at cesarean section as vasculitis.
(18) Six of 40 frogs in a continuous (once through) water flow housing system had weight loss, swollen abdomen, corneal edema, uveitis, subcutaneous edema, petechial hemorrhage, incoordination, and respiratory distress.
(19) At necropsy, petechial and ecchymotic haemorrhages were widespread, but were particularly severe in the gastrointestinal tract.
(20) The gross pathology of the disease in mice was characterized by splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and petechial haemorrhages similar to that observed in cattle and buffalo with HS.