What is the term for flat,painless,small red spots on the palms and soles of a patient who has IE?

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Flat, painless, small red spots on the palms and soles of a patient who has infective endocarditis are known as Janeway's lesions. Osler's nodes are tender, raised, red or purple nodules on the pads of fingers or toes. Roth's spots are retinal hemorrhages with a white center. Palmar surface paradoxus is not a term used to describe skin findings in infectious endocarditis.

What Is the Term for Flat,painless,small Red Spots on the Palms