I am experiencing knee pain, hand pain, finger swelling, purple mottled skin and skin redness or irritation (worsened by: after exposure to the sun) . The following also describe me: Stiff joints, Finger stiffness, and Soft tissue swelling. What should I

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Ive noticed some purple/red mottled skin on my inner thigh/leg (both) + abdomen. Flank pain on both sides radiating to the front. Arms + hands have been redder. Losing hair frequently. Face redness around nose and cheeks, and lost my appetite. Help?

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A 41-year-old female asked:

Causes of purple and white mottled skin on the legs?

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A 46-year-old male asked:

I have got purple spots on top of my head?

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What could cause purple-brown skin lesions?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

The skin around my rectum is purple. What does that mean?

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A 25-year-old member asked:

What allergic reactions could make your skin break out with purple lines?

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A 17-year-old male asked:

My friend committed suicide by hanging himself and his head swell & turned purple. Why/how did this happen?

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A 57-year-old male asked:

Hi, i have noticed patch of purple skin around my anus. It has well defined edge and it doesn't itch just looks odd. What could be the cause?

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A 33-year-old member asked:

Is purple-bluish skin normal?

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A 33-year-old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Reddish purple skin blemishes?

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A 28-year-old female asked:

Soft purple/dark growth under skin on face. Not painful. Had for 3mths. Stays about the same size. sometimes swells then goes down. Should I worry?

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A female asked:

Hi! Okay so sometimes when I get cold I get kind of purple lines that appear on my skin. It isn't affecting my health but I was wondering what it is?

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A 52-year-old male asked:

How does one know if there is any risks around an odd shape purple color marking on my skin is? It was not overly obvious at first- then went more purple - now seems to have faded a bit to a brown color?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Is stress one cause of purple spotting on one's skin?

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Is it normal to have purple-bluish skin on your feet at 55?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

What does it mean when ur skin in the stomach area turns purple ?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Why does my skin tint grey/blue/purple when cold and red when hot?

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A 21-year-old female asked about a male:

Sometimes the head of my 3 months olds penis is very very purple. Is this normal?

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A 17-year-old female asked about a 48-year-old male:

My skin is brown and purple around my brown recluse bite. Am i experiencing necrosis?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

I got a cut back in my rear and it healed, but the skin has been purple red ever since! should I sit?

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A 40-year-old female asked:

Is it normal for skin to turn purple when I get in shower it looks like I can see every vein in my body?

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A 18-year-old male asked:

When people die from being hung does their head always swell & turn purple? Is their a way to prevent it from happening?

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A member asked:

My 1 1/2 month old has a squishy purple looking bump on the back of his head. It's been there since he was born. What could it be?

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A 16-year-old male asked about a 17-year-old male:

Have a purple ring around my anus and a small pea sized, not squishy but somewhat hard, thing underneath the skin, some what worried any insite?

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A 21-year-old male asked:

I have had pain and blood when wiping for years now. I have noticed purple skin in my anus also. And a long flap of skin just near my anus opening?

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A 36-year-old member asked:

What can I do about small rash of purple/red pinprick size dots under skin?

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A member asked:

I have a skin tag that turned blackish purple, what does this mean and what should I do?

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Are smelling roses, seeing/feeling the color purple common reactions to head rushes and headaches?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

My one year old fell and hit his head now he has a huge lump and its dark purple should I be concerned?

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Purple mottled skin

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Common

Skin

Is Symptom of

Is a Side Effect of

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