A meningitis rash often begins as a “petechial rash,” meaning it causes purple or red pinprick-like spots on the skin. Later, it may become a “purpuric rash,” which means it looks like ...

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The rash began as a circular purpuric lesion over the posterior right wrist. New lesions rapidly appeared on her limbs (particularly her forearms), right cheek, right ear, and buttocks (figure 1). Her ...

Two days afterwards, she developed a generalised rash and facial oedema, and fever appeared. She was admitted to hospital where physical examination disclosed a diffuse purpuric rash, oedema of the ...