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Forchheimer spots

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Forchheimer spots
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Forchheimer spots are a type of enanthem seen as tiny red spots on the soft palate in rubella, measles and scarlet fever.[1] They sometimes precede the skin rash of rubella.[1]

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The spots may be present in around 20% of people with rubella.[1] The sign is named after Frederick Forchheimer.[2]

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