I am a rookie forensic pathologist blooging my way through the first year on the cutting room floor. It's graphic in here-- there's blood and worse. Look away or read on: it's up to you.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

More fun with petechiae

So, apparently, you can also get petechiae from hyperthermia (which makes sense if you think about it" they get DIC, which is doctor talk for "their clotting and bleeding system gets all out of whack" which is a pretty good way to get little bleeding areas which is a good way to describe petechiae...)

posted by ($Mb/B at 10:39 PM