Pastia lines

Pastia lines
linear striations of hyperpigmentation, seen at the onset of the rash in scarlet fever; they are produced by confluent petechiae in body creases, such as the antecubital fossae and inguinal regions, and they persist after desquamation. Called also Pastia sign. See illustration at scarlet fever, under fever.

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