Little red dots?

[imblessed]

I have little red pinpoint dots on my skin. It started out with just a few on my abdominal area. Now they are on my upper arms,upper legs,chest area. They dont hurt but I have no idea what they are. One of my drs. said it was probably a heredity thing. Has anyone else noticed this? Could it be hepc related?

[MRFHSR]

I HAVE HAD THIS RED PIN HEADS FOR YEARS ON MY UNDER ARMS  AND ABOVE MY ARMS AND NOW THERE SHOWING UP ON MY ADOMEN AND SOME ON MY LEGS AND ALSO MY BACK. LIKE ALL OF YOU NO ITCH, NO PAIN. THE ONES ON MY UNDER ARMS SEEM TO GO FLAT LIKE ALMOST WANT TO DISAPEAR AND THAN THEY GET PUFFY AT TIMES. I HAVE ASK THE DOCTORS ABOUT THEM AND LIKE SOME OF YOU THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS AND THEY SAY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I AM ALWAYS SEARCHING THE WEB SITES FOR ANSWERS. IF I FIND SOMETHING I WILL POST IT AND HOPE IT HELPS SOMEONE. OH YEA! I ASK THE DOCTOR ABOUT REMOVEING THEM, $35.00 FOR EACH ONE AND THEY MAY COME BACK. $35.* 40 RED DOTS. I SEE TX ON SOME COMMENTS, WHAT IS IT? I THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH AGE THIS RED DOTS, BUT I AM A YOUNG MAN OF 58 YEARS OLD.

[Hayden4]

i have the same thing but i never cared because i put some cream and they went a way but they come back to. i am really freked out im just 13 what are these

[charm27]

This thread is 5 years old. At once again 12:00 is the time. Hoping this person is SVR now and living and loving their life.

[working dog]

wow thanks for that info on platelets...i thought everyone had thoughs spots...i do think it's funny how they come out right over the liver area on your skin...i haven't tx yet..but when i noticed the spots a couple years ago i asked my x about them..she has been through tx..she said everyone with hep c has them..and 5 years after tx she still has them..mine change in size depending on how bad i feel...when i'm feeling good they are small ..like the top of a pin...but they can get almost an 8th of an inch at times....they also stay over my liver area on my skin as my x wifes do too...billy

[DragonSlayer45]

Yes I agree with you as I am treatment naive and have had the exact same tiny red dots for a few years. They are not raised, do not itch, and are not a rash. I have asked my primary and my GI and they were both saying nope has nothing to do with HCV. I was not convinced and researched it and came to the conclusion that it probably is Petechiae. If you look it up  you will see that in addition to trauma it can come from viral infections, and is linked to autoimmune disorders. Here is a link to a picture of it in Wikopedia (if they don't zap it) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petechia. They are harmless but indicate low platelet's causing your capillaries to leak. The only thing I have always found annoying is that when things like this happen  to your body or you notice changes and the doctor poo-poo's it and says it has nothing to do with HCV. I know my body and know when something is going on with it. HCV is still a fairly new disease in the grand scheme of things and there is a lot that they just do not know about it and are learnig all the time. I used to be told that it was a liver disease. While yes it is the liver that takes the brunt of the damage, it is not just a liver disease. It is in our blood stream and can affect many things in our body. This is why some people have a wide variety of symptoms.

[anonymice]

Ask your doctor if it could be Spider Nevi or Spider Angioma, also called petechial lesions  (which is a common finding in patients with Hep C or liver disease.)  The lesions  (red pin point dots)   usually appear on the abdomen, back of upper arms, or neck area (sometimes all of those areas), or legs.   They don't hurt or itch, they're not fluid filled,  and they're not raised.   They blanch (fade or disappear)  when pressure is applied to the skin.  When pressure is released, they immediately fill back up with blood and take on the red pin point appearance.  That is the distinguishing difference  (only spider nevi do that).   If you have a GI doc, let them take a look.  It's nothing to be alarmed about (it's just one of those things that frequently comes with Hep C).  If it's spider nevi, the smaller ones might go away on their own or with treatment  (but most who get them have them permanently.)