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What kind of blood/ circulation illness causes livedo reticularis and loss of leg's hair?
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Two questions: Two questions.First is livedo reticularis which is pink vascular skin leg disease with net pattern, associated with diseases like lupus, drugs ; dialysis. 2nd is leg hair loss which can be due to pad, drugs, steroids, skin diseases, thyroid problem, alopecia etc . Please see you doctor for history exam and diagnostic tests. Thanks.
Answered 1/21/2018
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Few conditions: Few conditions as below 1polycythemia vera excessive red blood cells 2thrombocytosis excessive platlets 3cryoglobulanemia protein in blood that clumps together 4antiphosphlipid syndrome due to small blood clots.
Answered 6/9/2015
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