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jmayk8

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red dots?
04/15/12 at 03:05:37

I have these tiny red dots all over. I asked my derm about them a couple of months ago and she said it's just part of the aging process. Well that was when I just had a handful. Now they are on my forearms, thighs, stomach, chest breasts etc...I tried googling it and it came up with petechiae. I don't know if it's common with my mast cell disorder? I have an appt with my PC tomorrow to follow up with some blood work since my WBC have been very low for the past few months. So does anyone have any info on these tiny red pin dots I have?
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Jenny

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redbird Guru Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 862	Re: red dots? Reply #1 - 04/15/12 at 04:43:08 yup have lots of them along with brown spots and darker brown spots...I have always considered them just part of my UP masto redbird
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Reply #2 - 04/15/12 at 07:15:44

I get petechiae all the time. Any little bump will produce them (or even a bruise). Once I made the mistake of riding the "Tower of Power" ride (free fall) with my daughter and I had quite an impressive shower of petechiae on my legs! My platelet count is fine though... so are all my clotting factors. The WHO consensus document lists "abnormal bleeding" as one possible symptom of mast cell disorders.

Heather

ps - I don't have UP or SM... I don't even have the c-kit mutation

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jmayk8 Tutor Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 33	Re: red dots? Reply #3 - 04/15/12 at 07:52:27 thanks for your responses!
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Julie M. Guiding Light Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 104 DC Metro area	Re: red dots? Reply #4 - 04/15/12 at 13:08:04 If it was identified as "age related" I would wonder if it is a "cherry angioma". Here's a pic: http://fromyourdoctor.com/topic.do?title=Angioma+Cherry&t=6697 I can't imagine why a doctor would say that petechiae is age related when it's connected to a blood disorder. Either way, good to check with you doctor again! Julie
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Reply #5 - 04/15/12 at 15:04:14

I have a couple of angiomas too (like on my chest), however... petechiae fade away after a few days. Then new ones come up in different places. Cherry angioamas look very similar, but never fade and are always in the same location. If you're ever in doubt, just circle the dots with a permanent marker and watch to see if they disappear or not.

Heather

ps - Permanent marker is not as "permanent" as it sounds... on skin it wears off in a few days.

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iamnotalone Mentor Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 296	Re: red dots? Reply #6 - 04/16/12 at 03:50:11 Jenny; Has the dermatologist done a skin biopsy on them ? You could have TMEP. I found out about mine that way. The first dermatologist blew it off, btu at a recheck with an associate- she was wise enough to do a skin biopsy. They were like tiny red pinpoint "freckles". Some leave behiind brown specks. good luck! lori
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jmayk8 Tutor Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 33	Re: red dots? Reply #7 - 04/16/12 at 06:51:19 I have a derm appt in a few weeks. I will have her ck. I just got back from my PC and he just blew me off!
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larken Guiding Light Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 136	Re: red dots? Reply #8 - 04/16/12 at 10:35:28 I have these all over, too. Are you sensitive to salicylates? I am very sensitive to them and started getting these shortly after it started. And, they are a blood thinner. My (completely amateur) theory is that it has something to do with the blood-thinning effects of salicylates.
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jmayk8 Tutor Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 33	Re: red dots? Reply #9 - 04/16/12 at 11:11:45 Im not sure, Im new to all of this... so I guess i will have to do some research and test salicylates. Thanks Jenny
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Enko Guiding Light Offline Posts: 164	Re: red dots? Reply #10 - 04/17/12 at 09:54:25 Hm.. I have some little red dots that are constant, mostly on my chest and few of them on my face.
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TallBird Tutor Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 38	Re: red dots? Reply #11 - 08/24/12 at 20:50:19 I also have these and understand that one of the mediators released (heparin possibly?) causes bleeding when mast cells degranulate. I get small haemorrhages in my mouth also.
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Reply #12 - 10/02/12 at 16:50:11

Okay, I have these all over as well. I have no idea what my platlet count. Is this somethng that should be check periodicly? I do know that when I have had small cuts I bleed way more than I used to. I figured this was from thinned blood. Can it be too thin? Is this a problem for any one. If it too thin is there a med to take to thicken it up? I have been wondering about this for awhile. I had a hang nail that would not stop bleeding...thought that was a bit strange.
Okay, thanks for advice~
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