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Petechiae on arm and leg no injury should i be worried?

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Are you sure?: Petechiae are not diagnosed correctly by non- medical people. if you have increase in the bleeding in your skin, then get your doctor to examine you and you can also find out more by doing your platelet count which is low when you have real petechiae.

Answered 8/16/2016

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I have been getting petechial rashes on my ribs and legs. I also have petechiae on my arms, scattered however. I've heard causes are bad, but I would like your opinion.

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Can petechiae be associated with heat? Ive found that after warm showers/heaters/jumpers I get thousands of non blanching dots on legs and arms which fade over 2-3 days. Definitely aggravated by heat, fades in cold, ongoing over the last week?

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Is it still petechiae if it is not in a group? I have 7 on my chest and a few on my arms legs hands stomach but not in a cluster.

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I've never had petechiae before, however in the last 3 months, I've got it twice from scratching, once (all over face) from vomiting and another time widespread on arms and legs spontaneously. FBC normal besides high trans sat iron. Any other ideas?

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17 Y/O girl. Recently been bruising a lot easier on arms and legs, I've been getting itchiness on arms and legs causing Petechiae, doctors? Causes?

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