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It can also cause a rash that does not fade when pressed. “We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Burch said.

“We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Burch said. “It’s not a typical rash that you would get with, let’s say, a viral infection.