<prompt> Following is true about bayards spots:-Due to the rupture of aeriolesPathognomic of asphyxiaPresent in putrefactionWell defined, dark red spots seen over conjunctiva, subpleural surface of lungs, hea etc.  <response>: Tardieus or Bayards ecchymosesspots: Round, dark-red, well-defined, pin-head sized spots, found in those pas where capillaries are least Suppoed, e.g. conjunctiva, face, epiglottis, subpleural urface of lungs, hea, meninges and thymus. They tend to be better made out in fair skinned persons, readily visible in fresh bodies. Disappear with putrefaction. They are not pathognomic of asphyxia, and their absence does not exclude asphyxia. It can be seen in other forms of death--electrocution, poisoning, coronary thrombosis, in persons on anticoagulants, with bleeding disorders such as scurvy, leukemia and thrombocytopenia, but distribution is more generalized. 