Red freckles appearing on my skin

Hello, I am a 25 year old with light hair and skin. Recently I've begun noticing many red dots, like bright-red freckles appearing on my skin. It looks very much like someone has touched my skin with the tip of a red pen or marker. Each mark is small, about the size of a pencil-point. They are not localized, but are on my arms, chest, and legs. The markers do not hurt, have no discharge, and are not raised. If it weren't for the fact that they are bright red, I'd think they were just "regular" freckles! Any information you have would be helpful.

[Dr Santos]

Hi,

This could indeed be freckles or ephelides, which are clusters of concentrated melanin and  are most often visible on people with a fair complexion. They are flat, light brown or red, and fades in the winter Predisposition to freckles is genetic and can also be triggered by exposure to sunlight. People with freckles usually have a lower concentration of photoprotective melanin and are therefore more susceptible to the harmful effects of UV-radiation. An overexposure of UV-radiation should be avoided. Sunscreen may help prevent further occurrence. (ref: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119293-overview)

Take care and regards.

[maullaalaluna]

Petechiae is blood leaking into your skin from tiny little capillaries just under your skin. This blood leakage causes tiny red skin dots, little red skin spots or a pinpoint red rash symptoms to appear.

Petechia dots routinely emerge in the lower leg region, but you can experience red spot distribution all over. Its red pinpoint rash can materialize very quickly or slowly over time.

The predominate cause of red skin spots petechiae is thrombocytopenia. A number of conditions can create a bloodstream platelet shortage or cause little red pinpoint dots, such as:

AIDS
sepsis
rubella
mumps
vasculitis
parvovirus
chickenpox
endocarditis
scleroderma
viral infections
mononucleosis
aplastic anemia
allergic reactions
Epstein-Barr virus
meningococcal meningitis
thrombocytopenic purpura
hemolytic uremic syndrome
cancer ~ leukemia, lymphoma
blood poisoning from severe bacterial infections
autoimmune diseases ~ lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
hemolytic uremic syndrome ~ can occur with E. coli bacterial infection
malnutrition ~ vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B9, vitamin B12 deficiencies
Certain medications can cause petechiae tiny red skin dot reaction, like:

quinine
heparin
rifampin
cortisone
quinidine
gold salts
sulfa antibiotics
aspirin, ibuprofen
warfarin (Coumadin)
some oral diabetes drugs
chemotherapy drugs side effect
Other causes for red pinpoint dots on skin petechiae symptoms include:

aging skin
alcoholism
local injury, trauma
violent vomiting, coughing
newborns ~ right after birth
pregnancy ~ close to delivery
penis pump side effect ~ erectile dysfunction
toxic chemical exposure ~ pesticides, arsenic, benzene
Treatment for your petechiae red rash symptoms depends on its underlying cause. If your tiny red spots petechiae is injury caused, applying ice may reduce the accumulation of any further rash of redskin spots.

If you mysteriously develop petechiae, pay a visit to your health care professional pronto.

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[beccasmomabcd]

Hello.

maullaalaluna,
I know that you mean well and that you were trying to help.  And it's good to be realistic but you didn't need to worry the poster above by listing all of those diseases.
  You shouldn't say stuff like that even if you are a doctor.  

All that you needed to say was go see a doctor it could be serious.

The internet has enough scary stuff on it without you adding fear to that person.

You didn't need to ALL of those things.  For what?  To get them into a panic?

There's no need.

It's one thing to say what you think it is and then to strongly suggest they go see a doctor but to put all of that other stuff to me is unnecessary and REALLY does not in my opinion need to be said.
  

[sparxva]

Actually, I found maullaalaluna's comment to be very helpful.  I recently developed a bunch of these "red freckles" when I had some kind of viral infection and they look different than the normal red-brown freckles I normally have.  Maybe he didn't answer the question the way you would have, but he doesn't have to, now does he?

Thanks maullaalaluna, you gave me a few areas to check.

[maullaalaluna]

ur welcome I have those myself and i look for answers, I just copy paste the one i found gave me the more insight, plus I work in the dermatology bussines itas my job to look for and research.