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Reddish purple skin blemishes
Reddish-purple skin blemishes is a symptom in which a person has developed spots on his skin that appear to be reddish-purple in color. Skin spots and skin rashes have many causes, some very innocent but others serious. Spots that appear without any good reason, but don't resolve quickly, can be evaluated by a doctor to determine the cause.
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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 34-year old male asked:
I had cellulitis back in august 2019. Since then my leg the area that was effected has turned reddish purple a discoloration. What can I do to fix this? I want my skin to go back to normal?
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A 41-year old asked:
My skin looks like it has veins running through it everywhere. They are smaller and reddish/purple. Is this normal?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My daughter had pointed out these reddish purple spots on the back of my head that were never there before. Not itchy or raised up. ?
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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 19-year old male asked:
Corona of penis is sometimes reddish-purple and and sometimes itches, also dark colored skin around the corona from frenulum.what to do?
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A female asked:
I have a cyst under the skin on my butt cheek that one day started to hurt and has now grown and turned reddish purple with a white centre. ?
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A member asked:
Skinned my knee two months ago and still has a reddish-purple color. How long should it take for this to heal and return to a normal skin tone? Thanks
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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 19-year old female asked:
I have blotches on my skin. The surrounding area is faint red/really light purple (since Im brown) but the blotches are pale?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have this small bump on my upper inner thigh that kinda looks purple black and brown. And the skin is red an inch all around it what is this?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have a bubble coming out of my butt hole. It varies from tinted purple, to red-ish, to skin color. There is no pain, I have had it for 5 months.
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have i pea sized reddish-purple bump on right thigh. Doesn't have a head or any hair, not painful but discomfort. What is is it, how do i treat it?
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A 38-year old asked:
I get red or purple veins that appear on my skin when cold, is this normal?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why is it that my pale skin have little red/purple lines running all through it?
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A male asked:
I have a hard lump on my crotch that hurts a lot is read and purple kinda and the skin that surrounds it is red its pretty small?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Wounds caused by acid can develop into skin cancer in the future? Is there a risk in the Post healed areas that are usually red or purple ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Got a bite,extremely itchy,swollen and red,half the size of baseball.few days later,still itchy and turning purple. Small opening in skin in middle
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have a dime size squishy lump on my inner thigh.It's a mix of red purple and white in color. Skin on top is dry. Only hurts if squeezed. What is it?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Cause for red purple puffy under eye skin area?
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A 66-year old female asked:
I am experiencing skin rash (quality: red or bluish purple) . The following also describes me: Skin swelling. What should I do?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am experiencing non blanching red or purple spots. The following also describes me: Pale skin. What should I do? im not sure whether this right
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A 38-year old female asked:
Infected pimple healed weeks ago & skin closed, but still a quarter-sized, slightly swollen, slightly painful red/purple spot (no open skin). Need Dr?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Corona of penis become dark red and purple shade also sometimes i feel little pain in penis head and discomfort sometimes.also i frequently masturbate?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I accidentally peeled my thumb with peeler and it's been 5 days there was a small peice of skin that wasnt all the way off so i put it back over the wound and the wound has turned purple and itches alot it's also slightly red, is this normal healing?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a skin tag on my inner thigh that has suddenly turned a bluish purple. The top of it is kind of reddish brown, almost like a fresh scab.
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A member asked:
Have asymmetrical mole on thigh reddish, purple/black in color for 4+ years. the mole sits under the skin not noticeably raised. cause for concern?
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A 44-year old female asked about a female:
My mother has a large nasty open wound from surgery, it is turning yellow, black & skin is bright reddish purple in area, what could this be?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have been tanning a lot but also have been working out in the gym a lot, strenuously. I noticed a cluster of reddish purple dots on my side. Not on the skin but underneath. Looks almost like a blood vessel ruptured under my skin. What could this be from
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi my nose skin is discolored from revision rhinoplasty can the vbeam get rid of the reddish purple hue ? (it's not necrosis I have it a few years)
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