Petechial Hemorrhages
Petechial Hemorrhages

This is a lateral view of the brain with the frontal lobes to the left and the occipital lobes and cerebellum to the right.
The arrows point to numerous petechial hemorrhages which could be due to blood dyscrasias such as seen in terminal leukemias, ITP, etc. or due to toxins such as arsenic.
(Description By:Melinda Sanders, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders, M.D. UCHC )