tiny red spots

[Lauren]

HI, I have got to say this is a very interesting and hepful forum!!  I was just wondering what the formal definition of peteciae (I guess that is how you spell it) is.  I have several individual ones on my body (one on my stomach, two on my thigh, one on each are and a couple on my hands.  One of them I have had forever.  They are about the size of pin pricks and to tell you the truth I do not even know how I saw them.  I was trying to find info. on the internet about them, but all I could find was there relation to leukemia and other horrible diseases!!!  This is really scaring me, I have had them every once in a while for as long as I can remember.  
  Are these something I need to be worried about?  
Are there any causes for them that are not disease related?  Sometimes it seems like I have more on my chest right when I get out of a hot shower (rarely, last time that happened was about a year ago)

[Lora - [email protected]]

For three months now I have been discovering the tiny blood red dots on different areas of my body...I now have over 50 of them.I have now discovered one on my face as well.  I am 28 yrs. old and have been running low grade fevers for some time now...they have checked me for so many things..even HIV and all the testing has been normal.  I talked with my friends doctor friend and he suggested being tested for meningitis from the spinal fluid, he also mentioned rocky mtn. spotted fever as a long shot, and bacterial endocarditis.  Leukemia, he said would be last on his list.  I have never in my life had these spots until 3 months ago.  I see an endocrinologist in october and I will show the spots to him...if I am able to get a diagnosis, I will share it with you.  If you would like to e-mail me and talk about your experience of these dots..please feel free to do so.

[CINDY /[email protected]]

I HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS VERY RASH FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW.  fOR ME IT STARTED ON MY FEET.  I THOUGHT IT WAS ATHLETES FOOT FOR A MONTH AND TRIED EVERYTHING TO CURE IT.  THEN I STARTED GETTING BLISTERS THAT WOULD ITCH VERY BAD.  AT NIGHT WHEN I WAS SLEEPING I WOULD SCRATCH THEM AND WAKE UP WITH CRAKED PEELING SKIN.  NOW IT HAS MOVED TO MY  HANDS.  ON MY THUMB AND 1ST FINGER I HAVE MANY SMALL BLISTERS.  WHENEVER I SCRATCH THEM THEY BREAK AND BECOME MORE ITCHY.  I AM GETTING SCABS ALL OVER MY HANDS NOW BECAUSE AGAIN WHEN SLEEPING I TEAR OPEN MY SKIN.  MY FEET HAVE BECOME SO RAW I NEED SHOES ON TO WALK AROUND.  I CAN NOT TAKE ANY HEAT ON MY HANDS OR FEET THEY ARE SO SENSITIVE.  I WANT TO WARN EVERYONE THIS IS CONTAGIOUS.  MY HUSBAND ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO STARTED GETTING PEELING SKIN ON HIS FEET.  NOW HE HAS SMALL BLISTERS BETWEEN HIS TOES.  MY SIX YEAR OLD SON STARTED DEVELOPING THE SAME THING ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO.  IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING PLEASE E MAIL ME AT ***@****.  I AM GOING CRAZY AND CAN NOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE.

[cindy /[email protected]]

Ihave had this condition for about one year.  I have tried every over the counter cream.  I want to tell everyone with this condition beware it is contagious.  I started it on my feet and thought it was athletes foot.  Now it has moved to my hands.  The blisters pop and it gets more itchy than it was before.  My feet have become so raw I have a hard time walking without shoes.  My hands are very rough and scabed half the time from scratching so much.  When I am awake I try not to scratch but when I am sleeping I tear my skin open.  My husband has just started getting the same small blisters about a month ago.  Therefore I would doubt it would be an allergy to something.  My six year old son has started complaining about his feet itching and sure enough his skin has started peeling and he has one tiny blister. If anyone has any idea on how to get rid of this stuff please e-mail me at ***@****.  I can not take this anymore.

[D E Morgan]

Yes, believe it or not, my name is the same as this condition.

From what I've read, ageing is the main factor, a depressing enough thought! The proliferation of these cherry spots, cherry angiomas, haemangiomas etc., over a short period can indicate an internal malignancy, so get them checked out by your physician, which is what I'm going to do, as my 20 or so have appeared in the past year! It's really worrying when new ones seem to appear almost every day! As one contributor above suggested, is something more sinister the cause, food additives, microwaves etc.!

Take care!

[D E Morgan]

Yes, believe it or not, my name is the same as this condition.

From what I've read, ageing is the main factor, a depressing enough thought! The proliferation of these cherry spots, cherry angiomas, haemangiomas etc., over a short period can indicate an internal malignancy, so get them checked out by your physician, which is what I'm going to do, as my 20 or so have appeared in the past year! It's really worrying when new ones seem to appear almost every day! As one contributor above suggested, is something more sinister the cause, food additives, microwaves etc.!

Take care!

[Joanne]

I have tiny red dots on my arms, chest, shoulders and legs. Howevers, mine are not raised. you can't feel them you can only see them. Also sometimes they seem to have a lighter color of skin around them than my usual skin tone. Anyone out there have the same??