Re: pressure bruise look

[Guest guest]

Darla,

They could be petechiae (minute hemorrhagic spots of pinpoint to

pinhead size) and they do sometimes occur in pertussis.

Take care,

from a website on pertussis--

What are

the symptoms?

The

first symptoms of pertussis may be similar to those of a common cold,

including nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, red and watery eyes,

mild fever, and a dry cough. After about one week to 2 weeks, the dry

cough becomes a wet cough that brings up thick, stringy mucus. At the

same time, coughing begins to occur in long spells that may last for

over a minute, sometimes causing a child to turn red from effort or

blue from lack of oxygen. At the end of a coughing spell, the child

gasps for air with a characteristic "whooping" sound. Infants may not

whoop at all or as loudly as older children.

Severe

coughing spells can lead to vomiting and may make it hard for a child

to eat or drink. Severe coughing can also cause petechiae (tiny, red

spots caused by ruptures in blood vessels at the skin's surface) in the

skin of the upper body, as well as small areas of bleeding in the

whites of the eyes. Coughing spells can continue for several weeks.

Because adults

and adolescents with pertussis may have milder symptoms, they may be

thought to simply have "bronchitis."