Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Should i be concerned about a mole on my arm that occasionally turns red-purple colored for a few weeks, then returns to normal brown color?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Visit doc: It may be a combined special type mole. You should have a dermatologist or general practitioner examine it and even remove it, if it's bothersome.
Answered 1/1/2017
5.2k views
Thank
Changing : Any mole that is changing color should be evaluated by a dermatologist for skin cancer
Answered 5/23/2013
5.1k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Mole is raised off skin, sore to touch, and turned from red to purple in a few days. What could this be?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Could the change of the mole on my arm be serious? Recently a very small mole on my arm has become darker and smaller. It has a small red ring around it. It doesn't hurt at all only a little when i poke it. Also it definitely wants to come off but i'm not
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Mole under my left arm. Has become red, painful, & itchy.A white nodule came out of it today, this has never happened before. What could this be?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Small circular raised mole appeared overnight. Surrounding skin is red w pinprick petechiae. Small petechiae over torso and arms for week come and go?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can a normal brown mole that turns black with an irregular red border overnight be all of a suddden melanoma? Could it be from a rhogam shot the day before in the same arm?
I have mole on arm, i've had for 5 years. It gets red and itchy & swells then goes to normal. Is it normal since it returns to normal? It is very smal
I have a brown red kinda purplish mole on my leg that appears and disappears from time to time. Could it be bad?
Hey, my hands and arms get reddish purple a lot of times often times in awkward situations and also my face turns red and both of these are very embarrassing for me. I am a red head and have pale skin but my brother has red hair and pale skin just like me
I've had a mole go itchy and come off on back, i've had 3 on my arm do same and scab over and i had a red 1 on my back which went squigy and bled?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
