This past couple of days these red under the skin spots of various shapes have arrived on my legs. Any ideas as to what they are? Not sore. Not itchy
Red.spots under skin: This past couple of days... - PMRGCAuk
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They are called purpura or Petechiae if very small. They seem to be caused by the steroids. I used to look as if I had been attacked by a wild animal at some points. It does improve as you reduce. Mine disappeared in around a couple of weeks usually.
Cheers piglets. Didn't get them last time around when I started on 40mg. This time started 12.5 now on 9.5
I started to get these when I had a flare and upped the preds to 15mg. Since dropping to 9mg I seem to have many fewer, but the new thing that just started is that a raised tiny one will appear and start to bleed and the first I know of it is blood spots on my shirt or sweater. I'm wondering what these are.
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Petechiae - if they were bigger they would be purpurae. They are due to pred weakening the capillaries in the skin and they leak blood, causing the marks. They are more likely if you scrape the surface of the skin somehow but can be with no apparent force. They will fade and leave a brown mark like a freckle.
They have been discussed quite a lot in the past.
You describe them so much better than I do. Equivalent of being attacked by a wild animal does not have the same ring as your sensible description!!
Thanks. I probably didn't look at the discussion.as I wasn't then affected. I am now! Both legs!
I have started having these over recent weeks. I was wondering what they were. I also had a blood sample taken some 4 weeks ago, one of many I have every couple of months, they sometimes cause a small bruise that clears up after a day or two, this time the small bruise took 3 weeks to clear up. I assume this is a steroid issue also!
My skin looks like that if I scratch it, which I try not to do but it gets very itchy so I often wake up with red spots all over my arms wher I scratch in my sleep!. They soon fade. The bigger bruises where I knock against something take longer to fade. It's a steroid side effect, not pretty but temporary.
I have these from time to time, almost always after doing some gardening so I originally thought that I might have brushed against an agarve plant or some other succulent. Maybe not though. They disappear in about two weeks. I treat them with aloe vera gel.
I seem to be getting them a lot more frequently now (3 years on Pred). They’re so unsightly and I hate them. My shoulder bag slipped down on my forearm last week and left me with a really big one. I’ve just purchased a pair of Kevlar arm protectors off the internet so that I can do some pruning in the garden without looking like I’ve been attacked. 🐅🐅🐯
I use welder's arm protectors, chamois leather from wrist to elbows, with elastic cuffs at each end. Very fragile thin skin is so easily pierced and these protect very well. Also need gardening gloves to protect the backs of the hands which is where I constantly have large purpurae.
Hi, the red spots are an indicator of a PMR flare. I had been in remission for about a year & due to being under a lot of stress, developed a PMR flare…fever, aching joints, sleeping a lot, depression and a rash just like yours) in various spots. Surprisingly, it all seems to be subsiding, thanks be to God.
Side note…I forgot to say that mine itches & I had them on my face cheeks; rib cage, back & a few on my arm.
Like you I was a year free. Started again april/May this year. On pred again since June. No signs of any flare. Completely pain free, not tired.but then it's never affected me in that way.