I posted earlier about a freckle-like rash that I get on my arms and legs and stomach. I now think they are petechiae. I also get cherry angiomas - mostly on my trunk.
Anyone else?
Any thoughts?
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
i call them my red boinkey dots...i've got them all over. seem to be getting worse and larger.
my mom had them, some the size of a dime, but my sister's don;t.
i hate them. wish they'd go away...
Posted by Leelee (Member # 19112) on :
Yes, I get them. I used to only have a few, but now that I am on abx I get them much more often. I suspect the abx is activating them somehow.
Some fade after a few days. It looks like some other ones are here to stay. Posted by bejoy (Member # 11129) on :
Can be a Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever symptom. You can google for photos.
Posted by jtavares76 (Member # 19216) on :
I have small petechiae dots on my arms and legs.
They seem to have gotten worse since I have started supplements and antibiotics a few weeks ago.
I figure it's either from the bacteria dying off or a medication side effect.
JT
Posted by hope4sofia (Member # 20577) on :
I get the bright red dots - the cherry angiomas. Those linger a long time and are mostly on my trunk.
My petechiae rashes look like hundred of pale freckles all over my legs and arms and sometimes on my stomach. I seem to get them in the sun (not heat rash - not bumpy or itchy). I have been getting them since my symptoms started 20 years ago so they are not a reaction to meds.
I have searched all over the web and can't really find any good description of what I get.
I wonder if it is erlichiosis? Don't think it's RMSF since I've been sick so long and the rash isn't bumpy.
I appreciate all of your input and welcome more. I would love to figure this out.
Posted by Nicole_Denise (Member # 20620) on :
I get petechiae too. If you search "petechiae" you will find a ton of threads about them. They seem to be pretty common.
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