The Prevalence of Facial Petechiae in Infants Evaluated for Excessive Crying
While facial petechiae is believed to be due to excessive crying, this study supports that facial petechiae in infants is rare and that there is no association between crying and facial petechiae. In the absence of medical causes, facial petechiae in infants should be evaluated as a potential traumatic injury and practitioners should consider possible physical abuse.
Authors
- Stephanie Ruest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2221-7309)
- Cynthia Loncar
- Heather L. Edward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-1951)
- Christine Barron
- Amy Goldberg
- Phinnara Has (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-221X)
- Jessica L. Moore
- Pamela High
- Jessica Bagley
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- Hasbro Children's Hospital (US)
- Department of Health (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003434
- Primary Topic
- Infant Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00