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I have about three penny sized red marks on knee. they aren't painful like a bruise, but they look like it. don't know the origin. concern?
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Concerning: Yes it is concerning. What you are describing can be from a variety of conditions. It is important to have an exam, and prob some blood work done to find the exact etiology. This is prob a self limiting condition, but that reassurance can only be given after exam is done
Answered 1/4/2016
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