Pastia sign 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Pastia sign 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.