Red dots on skin - anyone else have this symptom diagnosed?
Over the past year, I have been getting red dots on my skin. They are not raised and not itchy --> but they are bright red and increasing in number.
They are mainly on my upper arms and chest, but I do have some on my thighs, lower arms, and neck.
I went to a dermatologist who said that they were nothing to worry about and no one knew the cause. I am nervous about this diagnosis because these red dots just keep coming!
Someone suggested that it could be a problem with my blood. I found a couple of articles on it -- but I am hoping that people here can share their personal experiences and advice with me.
I'm going to my doctor soon to get a referral to a hematologist... but in the meantime, I can't help but wonder what could be wrong with me and how they will diagnose it!
Thanks for sharing any experience or advice.
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Re: Red dots on skin - anyone else have this symptom diagnosed?
just a quick thought, My friend gets that when he is run-down and it almost always presents itself with a sore throat. We think it's a reoccuring virus or something. Do you feel under the weather too when the rash appears?
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ok I finally went to the doctor. It's called Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, or I.T.P. Basically my platelets are in the danger zone. About 70 thousand is normal mine were 3000, and after 2 days in the hospital are currently 7000. Not good. If they don't go up they take my spleen out. If that doesn't work I'm toast.
Thanks for caring.
Flip
Re: Red dots on skin - anyone else have this symptom diagnosed?
I also have pinpoint red dots on skin, however, I just had a total extensive blood workup and everything was in normal range? What did they say was happening to your spleen?
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My spleen is eating my platelets. The I.V meds while I was in the hospital are supposed to bring up the platelet count, which it is doing so far. It also might be a tempoary fix. I'm also taking prednizone which is supposed to bring them up as well.
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I have had this pinpoint red dots on my skin for the last 3 months. First I thought it was the new medicine on was on to help bring my platelets down, since I had my spleen out in Feb. my platelets have gone off the wall!! I have Hemolytic anemia since last Aug. when my red count was 4.3 had to spend 2 wks in the hospital to try and get the count up. After finally being release with a count of 7.5 but I was still having problems keeping them up. So after a long fight to keep my spleen I finally gave it to them!!!! Now I have this other problem with the platelets. I see my hemo tomorrow and I have been doing some research and I think I have Lupus???? I have this horrible joint pain in my fingers, arms etc. Well good luck, maybe I can find out what my red dots are LOL
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Originally Posted by 99 stang
I have had this pinpoint red dots on my skin for the last 3 months. First I thought it was the new medicine on was on to help bring my platelets down, since I had my spleen out in Feb. my platelets have gone off the wall!! I have Hemolytic anemia since last Aug. when my red count was 4.3 had to spend 2 wks in the hospital to try and get the count up. After finally being release with a count of 7.5 but I was still having problems keeping them up. So after a long fight to keep my spleen I finally gave it to them!!!! Now I have this other problem with the platelets. I see my hemo tomorrow and I have been doing some research and I think I have Lupus???? I have this horrible joint pain in my fingers, arms etc. Well good luck, maybe I can find out what my red dots are LOL
Go to www.pdsa.org. It's a support group for ITP. They can answer your questions. I am just learning and don't want to give any misinformation. I know what the red dots are called but I can't spell it. But it's a sign your platelets are low. Go to the site, it's very informative.
Good luck, Flipppy
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No I don't have the bruising or unusual bleeding and I did see my **** today not that he answered any of my questions when I told him I think I have Lupus, he just wants me to go to a skin doctor and get a biopsy???? Well at least my red count is up to 9.7 but my white count is still high, wants me to continue on Hydroxyurea meds.
thanks I did check out that website for ITP but alot of the complains from peeps are a low count my is high. Thanks will be looking for your post to see if you have to surrender your spleen as I did .....but only after they keep pushing me to get it. LOL
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Originally Posted by 99 stang
No I don't have the bruising or unusual bleeding and I did see my **** today not that he answered any of my questions when I told him I think I have Lupus, he just wants me to go to a skin doctor and get a biopsy???? Well at least my red count is up to 9.7 but my white count is still high, wants me to continue on Hydroxyurea meds.
thanks I did check out that website for ITP but alot of the complains from peeps are a low count my is high. Thanks will be looking for your post to see if you have to surrender your spleen as I did .....but only after they keep pushing me to get it. LOL
Ya know what? Right now it would take an act of congress to get my spleen outta me. I am just NOT going to do that unless everything else fails.
< standing firm for once>
Flip
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I had them also. They were showing up all over, Dr. had know idea, so after along search on the net, found out all my problems could be caused by statin drugs. Quit lipitor and now after a year they are going away, along with my other problems. Wish yours could be resolved as easily, not that my mucle problems are anywhere easy, but you know what I mean....
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Originally Posted by graycee
I had them also. They were showing up all over, Dr. had know idea, so after along search on the net, found out all my problems could be caused by statin drugs. Quit lipitor and now after a year they are going away, along with my other problems. Wish yours could be resolved as easily, not that my mucle problems are anywhere easy, but you know what I mean....
Don't know what your muscle problems are, but magneseum < spelling?>helps me with that. Ask your doc
Flipppy
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I have what you have I almost died my night I was forming this big blood clot on my right arm.There was little red dots on my legs and big ones all over.I'm glad you got caught your's in time when I was in the hospital they were checking for lupus for me so I was extremely lucky not to get lupus.I still go to the doctor every six months blood count goes up and sometimes it goes down it's so strange but I'm so thankful I didn't end up getting lupus or dying that night on the way to the hospital.They said if I would have fallen I would of bled to death and if I didn't get to the hospital that night my family would of been barring me the next mourning.
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Well...they took my spleen out on Aug. 16th. My platelets were crashing with the prednisone taper. Hopefully it was the right thing to do. ITP is weird, you really don't know what's going to work and for how long.
