"Our results show that fever and petechial rashes are still essential warning signs associated with higher rates of sepsis and meningitis than in other febrile children."—Kohlmaier et al., Acta ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A study that observed oral petechial lesions in a small number of COVID-19 patients with skin rash ...

The bruises didn’t make sense. Neither did her pain. A 16-year-old female came to the emergency department suddenly unable to walk. She had rolled her ankle about a month earlier, but now was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. A few weeks ago, the peculiar symptom of loss of smell and taste was ...

What are the clinical manifestations of meningococcal meningitis? Patients usually present with flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, myalgias, arthralgias, and general malaise. These signs and ...