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Purple mottled skin
Livedo reticularis is a clinical finding in which a purple, lace-like skin change in the legs due to swelling of the veins. It can be caused by many diseases that affect the blood vessels.
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A 23-year old female asked:
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 asked:
What could cause purple-brown skin lesions?
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A 37-year old asked:
The skin around my rectum is purple. What does that mean?
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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 asked:
Is purple-bluish skin normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Matted purple skin while standing up?
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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 asked:
Is stress one cause of purple spotting on one's skin?
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A 45-year old 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 27-year old male asked:
Is it normal to see purple around your skin when stitches are healing?
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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 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 36-year old 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 20-year old male asked about a 16-year old female:
Is it normal for the skin where a nodule is found to turn purple and have a white lump on it?
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A 42-year old 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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A 36-year old female asked:
I had a bad fall and my lower back locked on me. Now I have purple, reddish spots on skin in the same place it's locked. What is that?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had a skin tumour removed last week and I have noticed another purple mark close by however it is not a lump. Should it be checked out?
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A member asked about a female:
I am trying to figure out what purple dots under the skin could be. My son is 4 yo.. Nothing is raised and looks like someone took a marker & did it?
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