Forchheimer spots

Forchheimer spots
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.[1] They sometimes precede the skin rash of rubella.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Stedman, Thomas Lathrop (2005). Stedman's Medical Eponyms. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9.