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Purple feet
Changes of the coloration of the feet to a bluish or purple color can have many causes and should be evaluated by a physician. Among the potential causes can include venous reflux disease, blood clot, arterial insufficiency, inflammation, and many other possibilities.
Dr. Edward Hellman reviewed this
31 year experience in Orthopedic Surgery
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A 29-year old asked:
Why do I have purple feet?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it normal to get purple feet when getting cold?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Purple feet?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What do you think it could be? I also get purple feet in extreme circumstances
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A 34-year old asked:
What could cause red and sometimes purple feet?
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A 48-year old asked:
What does purple feet mean during pregnancey mean?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Is it normal for an 11 month old to have purple feet?
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A 34-year old asked:
Purple feet that tingle and blotch?
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A member asked:
Should I consult a doctor about my babys purple feet?
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A 70-year old female asked:
I have purple feet, almost black cold most of the time the right foot is the worst. Polio at the age of 16.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Purple feet when sitting + one time HELLP syndrome + possible raynauds suggested when failed to breastfeed. Should I get tested for APS or LA?
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A member asked about a 58-year old male:
How serious is swollen purple feet? My disabled 58 yr old brother is in a chair 24/7 and won't go to a doctor. He has mytonic muscular dystrophy.
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A 29-year old female asked:
My daughter who is 10 months has swollen and purple feet and hands, should I take her to er? They are not cold to the touch nor does it seem to hurt her, but she is unusually fussy! what should I do?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm afraid to go to a doctor and have them tell me I'm wasting their time. Symptoms: Constantly tired, purple feet, dizzy and nauseous, fast heartbeat?
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A 35-year old female asked:
35f swollen purple feet bi lat,full blood workupnormal cept high rbc,hct,hgb. no b12 or D issue no circulation issue, no high bp, or not diabetic .
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A 45-year old asked:
Why are my hands purple and feet are red and burning?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Purple cold feet after taking cocaine that's now spreading up my legs have I done serious damage was just a one of?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What causes sunburn like rash on chest, upper arms, and thighs which is also accompanied by purple, swollen feet and ankles?
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A 17-year old female asked:
My 7 month old randomly gets purple hands and feet a lot. Is this normal?!?!
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A 40-year old asked:
What is causing me to have severe trouble breathing and purple hands and feet?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Some of my toes are always red/purple colored. My feet are always cold. What could this be caused by?
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A 22-year old asked:
My feet get swollen and the toes turn purple, though my feet are frozen they burn all the time. ..What could it be?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Have red/ purple dots on feet and ankles, have been drinking a lot of soda, and drank alcohol the other day, they showed up around that time. ?
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A 34-year old female asked about a female:
My 1 yo just got over hfm disease 3 weeks ago, now has bouts of purple hands and feet with red blotches. Can this wait until her check up in 3 wks?
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A female asked:
Feet purple when cold, then during hot shower to warm up get tingling in feet. Had spinal tap, no MS or other neuro. probs. Circulation issue?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have noticed over the past few months my feet have been purple (sides of feet and toes). They dont hurt though. I am 18 and running in college next year, so I exercise a lot. I had low iron and low thyroid in the past, but those are normal now. ?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Cbc normal, occasional low platelets. Hands and feet purple in cold red when hot. Itchy rash on neck, flushing, aches, tired. Which dr. to see?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does it mean if bottoms of feet are purple?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Why do feet tun purple color in a 80 year old man?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why do my feet get purple when iam sitting down on it?
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