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I was DX with C-Anca GPA in 2017. My treatment was Azathioprine, Prednisone and Rituxan. I went through about 4 months of pain and suffering before I was DX as doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me. I can't remember if it was before my DX or after when I started on medicine that I began getting pimple like bumps on my face and my forehead. I went into remission in 2019 and stopped all meds for GPA but the papules are still there. When I went to see one of the doctors before I was DX, I had a bunch of little bumps on the back of my thighs that were identified as Petechiae. I don't think the ones on my face are Petechiae but I don't know what they are. They don't hurt or itch so I have not pursued trying to get them identified by a medical doctor but I'm curious if anyone else has experienced anything like this.

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Not sure mine is the same issue but my skin hasn’t been the same since vasculitis and treatment, particularly after prednisone. If you can go to a dermatologist then perhaps do. I’ve attributed my skin changes to the prednisone mostly and I’ve got some permanent small and mostly unnoticeable pimples but also a lot more cherry angiomas. My veins are also a lot more visible, and whenever I come off prensuone I get eczema flares.

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