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Brown spots on legs and feet

A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Munshower
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Lupus rash?: It could be a rash associated with your Systemic Lupus. The cutaneous manifestations of SLE include malar erythema, photo-sensitivity, oral ulcers, di... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Andreone
Podiatry 25 years experience
vein problem: If you are swelling a lot and there are pigmentation changes visible on your skin you should see a vascular specialist. This could be an early sign th... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Miller
Dr. David Milleranswered
Family Medicine 12 years experience
Sounds good: So long as they're not cancerous, then you are at liberty to have them removed when and if you wish. If they're not bothering you then you can likely ... Read More
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Dr. Chakshu Gupta
Pathology 25 years experience
Possibilities: I'm glad the biopsy is negative. Possible cause include, but are not limited to, medicines (eg. Metformin), liver disease, fungal infections and a rar... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. MARTIN Girling
Wound care 38 years experience
Veins: Hemosiderin stains secondary to veins and or ankle swelling. Not dangerous but one should watch for itching to start or increased swelling. Venous ulc... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Thomas Namey
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Not the Aleve!: May be related to your foot pain, but not the aleve (naproxen). Many rheumatic conditions can cause both. Who is treating your arthritis of your feet... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susanne Gee
Dermatology 28 years experience
Multiple: Brown spots on the skin of the leg can develop from several sources. The most common is a sun spot which originates from sun exposure. These are also... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Despain
Dermatology 39 years experience
Lentigines: I think you are likely referring to lentigines (plural for lentigo) which are caused by the sun damage.
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A member asked:
Dr. Robert Nelson
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Need more info: A picture is worth a thousand words. Brown spots could be many things, most of which are not serious. They could be sun damaged area called solar l... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dave Burns
A Verified Doctoranswered
48 years experience
Call MD: You need to be seen to rule out any other medical factors possibly aging spots so call asap.
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A female asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher
Dermatology 34 years experience
Lentigo: A lentigo or solar lentigo is one of the most common growths that occur on the skin. In general terms these are often referred to as liver spots or ag... Read More
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