| Forchheimer spots | |
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| Small red spots on the soft palate in Strep throat |
Forchheimer spots are a type of enanthem seen as tiny red spots on the soft palate in rubella, measles and scarlet fever. They sometimes precede the skin rash of rubella.
The spots may be present in around 20% of people with rubella. The sign is named after Frederick Forchheimer.
References
- ^ Rasokat, Heinrich (2021). "28. Viral infections". In Schmidt, Enno (ed.). Diseases of the Oral Mucosa: Study Guide and Review. Springer. p. 299. ISBN 978-3-030-82803-5.
- Stedman, Thomas Lathrop (2005). Stedman's Medical Eponyms. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9.
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