Red Spots
 

Broke out in red spots on my skin. I am pretty sure it is purpurea and pitchea (sp?) like another time. Sort of like someone took a red Sharpie marker to me, looks exactly like blood just under the skin surface. No itching or anything - just there. Haven't been around any communicable diseases.

Not worried about it; just wondering how long it will be before they go away. A few of the ones from the last breakout are still there 2 years later, but some went away.

I ask as I have a party to go to and several are on my legs and chest. Call me vain...:Doh:

Do you mean like broken blood vessels, or a (perhaps slightly) raised rash? :confused:

There is no line, right?

Cherie

Nope, not raised, no lines. Looks exactly like someone dabbed me with the tip of a red Sharpie marker.

I get that sometimes on my forearms. Don't know what it is - doesn't hurt and goes away by itself. I forget to mention it to the doctor because it never happens on a day I have an appt.! :rolleyes:

Do they stay for a long time, like sometimes forever?

I have like broken blood vessels/capillaries(?) that can occur when I hit against something (they will usually subside then in days to months), and other ones that have stayed forever. I had some burned off by a plastic surgeon several years ago (which, by the way leaves scars :rolleyes:).

Cherie

How long do they last - I can't recall. I do know some may last forever like last time - just curious how long the bulk will stay before they fade/go away.

I sometimes find one or two of those on my chin in the mornings. Just on my chin, just in the mornings--don't ask me why!

Sometimes one of them has "broken" and there's a slight crust of dried blood on my chin when I wake up.

Mine fade away in a day or two.

Nancy T.

i get this too its like blotches under the skin sometimes almost in a pattern shape, most times total numbness and tingles are associated with me when my skin does this

jane,

my take is that if i were you i'd go see my dr for an exam.
he might do a scraping and look at the skin under a microscope.

you could find out if you're having some kind of allergic reaction to something, or maybe a med.

and, you want to be sure that you don't have something that others could catch, especially children.

since it's the wk/e you could try to find a free standing clinic and run in there.

hope it's nothing. you might also try to reach your pcp over the phone.

There is a way to test for petechiae - take a clear glass and press it against your skin. If the spot does not blanch but the skin does then it is petechiae. Usually rashes are not serious but with petechiae it can mean your blood is out of whack.

It sometimes precedes illnesses such as a lupus flare.

Great job with the glass!

I find that when my blood is out of line, I get those on the upper parts of my arms, or my chest.

once I feel better they go away.

My mother gets um when her blood pressure is high.

The petechea themelves are not a huge problem, but it should be a clue that you need to be checked out.

Thanks all! It turns out it is "just" petechea and two areas of purpurea (bigger versions, looks like a deformed bruise). He said I am seeing them as a result of an inflammatory process and he guesses it is due to the flare that hit. He said some will fade as they get absorbed but some may get to hang around for quite. Offered steroids, but I don't fel too bad right now so I turned them down. I can always have him call them into the pharmacy if I want them.

All in all, I went to the party this weekend. Wouldn't you know it folks mainly comented on my braces (royal blue AFOs) and on my "zit". The zit was actually a petechea spot on my face. I guess since I just hit 40 most folks felt the need to coment/joke about me needing to grow up:rolleyes:

Much thanks again all!

Hi jprinz:

Glad you went to the doctors and he at least offered meds.

My last bout of petechiae in March led to excessive fatigue, a discoid rash and increased spasticity which led to a dermatology referral which I have in August. Of course the rash is fading but I have great pictures to show him. Now if I could stop the Rip Van Winkle impression and ditch the cane I would be a happy camper.

Limboland sucks. Oh - congrats on the 'zit'. Sounds like a compliment. :D