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Good day i was misdiagnosed with lupus in 2018 to 2019 and later on they discovered that i have iron deficiency... now my legs are purple... how do i get my normal skin color on my legs??

Q: good day i was misdiagnosed with lupus in 2018 to 2019 and later on they discovered that i have iron deficiency... now my legs are purple... how do i get my normal skin color on my legs??

Hard to say: The information provided is too vague &amp; the issues unexplained. Iron deficiency is rather common but has not direct link to purple legs. Auto-immune disorders like Lupus might, but you say you were mos-labeled. You need a complete review of history/exam/tests to begin sorting this out.

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Hard to say: The information provided is too vague & the issues unexplained. Iron deficiency is rather common but has not direct link to purple legs. Auto-immune disorders like Lupus might, but you say you were mos-labeled. You need a complete review of history/exam/tests to begin sorting this out.

Answered 2/26/2020

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A member asked:

Good day i was misdiagnosed with lupus in 2018 to 2019 and later on they discovered that i have iron deficiency... now my legs are purple... how do i get my normal skin color on my legs??

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