What causes red spots on the ears and behind the ears?
Patient: My toddler has small red dots on Hus arms, near his ears and on the back of one ear. It looks like he got poked with needles. They are not raised. He is a very fair skin child. I don t know if I should be concerned. This bout of them has lasted about 2 weeks so far Doctor: Hemolytic-uremic syndrome or HUS is characterised by low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) which manifests as pin point subcutaneous haemorrhages as you are describing. They need not be raised from surface. You need not be concerned about these but you need management of the underlying disease process.