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Weird red spots

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xoOceanBlue · 21/06/2021 18:28

I have small red pinprick spots on my legs. I noticed them after getting dressed. I have tried the glass check and they are still there. Apart from a headache and general feeling of weakness (which I suffer a lot from) I feel OK. Anyone know what it could be. I know it's not razor burn rash

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RoseAndGeranium · 21/06/2021 18:54

I’m not a doctor but they sound to me like petechiae.I don’t think they’re usually quite as dramatic as the ones in the picture at the Wikipedia article — more usually little, flat, not itchy, don’t disappear when pressed. Lots of potential causes, but I think you should see your doctor to get anything serious or any other possible causes ruled out.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petechia

xoOceanBlue · 21/06/2021 19:05

Yes the photo looks dramatic definitely not as bad as that. I'm trying to keep am eye on them so I don't waste doctors time or anything. I've noticed now there are on the top of my back when I look over in the mirror and a few spots on stomach. Just very strange to see

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DogsSausages · 21/06/2021 19:07

Have you had a recent covid jab, I think some people have reported spots on their legs.

RoseAndGeranium · 21/06/2021 19:21

Oh good point @DogsSausages , I think I’ve read that too.
@xoOceanBlue If they’re all over you it could also be a weird allergic reaction? This is how I found out I was allergic to (of all things) rhubarb— tiny ready spots all over my body! It was mental.

Roonerspismed · 21/06/2021 19:23

If you have had the covid jab, please phone the GP

xoOceanBlue · 21/06/2021 19:27

I haven't had my covid vaccine yet. I'm trying to think if I've had anything new to eat or used anything new but I'm sure I haven't

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augustusglupe · 21/06/2021 19:29

I had them last year. I was on 2 lots of antibiotics and ibuprofen at the time for a gum infection.
Got a telephone appointment and the gp said it was probably a side effect of the tablets and being ill. I had blood tests, they were normal.
The spots disappeared on their own a few weeks later.

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