Raspberry patches around sock line - Open to All Other Health Topics Message Board

mtngal · 05-19-2009, 09:53 AM

Has anyone ever noticed raspberry colored patches or little lines around the area just above the ankle--like around the sock area or at the top of boots? Do you think it could be that I am taking too many blood thinning supplements and that little capillaries are bleeding under the skin? should I use vitamin K cream on those? I don't have this all the time. It usually pops up in the summer or when pressure is applied there during hiking or skiing. It looks like a slight reddish "breakout" or a rash around the edges of socks, etc. It does not appear on the feet themselves, just on the top where the socks stop.
Mtngal

rudiraven · 05-19-2009, 02:12 PM

Maybe your socks are too tight in that area. Try wearing socks without elastic. That might help.

eyesworld · 05-19-2009, 02:16 PM

this is weird. I have got those same marks, almost like a rash, but sometimes socks and sometimes not. The only time I've noticed it is after I've been to a concert, usually in warmer weather. Hmmmmm?

vh90453 · 05-22-2009, 04:46 AM

I also get a rash in the same place during winter when I wear socks. I think mine has something to do with dry skin so I rub moisturiser into it twice a day and it goes away.

AuntieLeela · 05-22-2009, 07:16 AM

I think this is called exercise-induced capillaritis, it's harmless. Besides exercise, it can also be caused by an allergic reaction to medications, dye, food preservatives or rubber (possibly the elastic in socks?).