Clusters of tiny bruises. Is this b12 related?

[mesadies]

Does anyone else get these clusters of dot like bruises? They start of like purple dots then they turn yellow then fade. I have been getting them for about three months and it's been 18 weeks since loading injections. Gp said my levels are now high so I don't need top ups

[Shash23]

I also facing skin issues... I m 22 years old i suffer fr eyelid contact dermatitis ..i dnt know due to b12 def or whether allergy 😞

[Sleepybunny]

Hi,

Symptoms of B12 deficiency

pernicious-anaemia-society.... See Checklist PDF on right of page

b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

b12d.org/admin/healthcheck/...

An internet search for "B12 Deficiency bruises" should throw up some links.

May be something in these books below.

"What You Need to Know About Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency" by Martyn Hooper

Martyn Hooper is the chair of PAS (Pernicious Anaemia Society). Book is up to date with UK B12 guidelines.

"Living with Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency" by Martyn Hooper

Has several case studies.

"Could it Be B12; An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses" by Sally Pacholok and JJ. Stuart (USA authors)

Very comprehensive book about B12 deficiency with lots of case studies.

I am not medically trained.

[mesadies in reply to Sleepybunny]

Thank you I will try Internet search and read some of your links

[Gambit62 Administrator]

suggest you refer your GP to the BCSH guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of cobalamin and folate deficiencies on the 'levels are high so you don't need any more shots'

unless they are sure that the cause of the treatment was either dietary (no meat/fish/dairy/egg) or you have been treated for a reversible cause - h pylori, tapeworms ... or a drug interaction that is now irrelevant because you are no longer taking that drug - the treatment should be for life.

If you have had IFA and that has come back negative then that is a long way from proving that you don't have PA as the test gives false negatives 40-60% of the time depending on the exact test method.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

your gp can access the guidelines through the BNF.

[Dewbuc]

I had numerous spontaneous haemorrhages appear on my legs with no history of trauma. They were bright purple "old lady bruises" that I hated.

They are widely diagnosed as senile púrpura or ecchymoses caused by thinning of the connective tissue under the skin as a result of ageing and sun damage. The connective tissue no longer supports the tiny capillaries which are more fragile and leak into the skin. There is no treatment.

That is the medical view which, as a doctor, I subscribed to until I realised I was B12 deficient and started on self administered B12 injections and I have not had any spontaneous bruises since. Indeed I always bruised very easily as a result of trauma and even that has improved.

I did find a couple of brief mentions on the internet about B12 contributiong to this problem but it is not widely known.

I used to joke that it took longer to make up my legs than my face, but that is a thing of the past now, thank goodness.

[mesadies in reply to Dewbuc]

Thank you maybe in time my doctor will decide I need ongoing b12 then but I have a feeling he will wait until my levels go back down to 152 again first