A woman whose parents died from sepsis within eight weeks of each other developed the same life-threatening condition just four months later. Lyndsey Feeney, 45, lost both her parents Archie ...

Hematologic problems associated with sepsis may present clinically as petechiae ... Blood oozing from venepuncture sites or excessive bruising may indicate disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Sepsis often occurs after another illness ... covering more of the skin until the skin appears to have large bruises. Petechiae appear like small pinpricks on the skin, which may look red ...

Piers Hopkirk/BBC Hamish's mother, Jacqueline, said she knew he had sepsis after a friend described his rash over the phone Hamish's mother, Jacqueline Wilson, told BBC South East: "It is really ...

and bruising. Thrombocytopenia may be inherited (could manifest as a feature of hereditary syndromes) or acquired (could be medication-induced or due to conditions such as leukemia or sepsis ...