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Purple blotches after light scratching

Posted by ts001 @ts001, Dec 28, 2020

Today, in the shower I scratched my thighs lightly and when I was getting dressed a few minutes later, I noticed these purple blotches (see pic) showed up. It isn’t itchy or irritating. I’ve had this happen a few times before. It doesn’t always show up after scratching either. Any idea what that might be? Should I be concerned?

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sara7707 | @sara7707 | 2 days ago
In reply to @ts001 "@gingerw @artscaping @erikas Hi all, thank you for your prompt replies. My purple skin doesn’t itch..." + (show)
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@gingerw @artscaping @erikas
Hi all, thank you for your prompt replies. My purple skin doesn’t itch or is irritating. I feel completely fine apart from the colour change. I’ve not been diagnosed with a skin condition although it’s likely because I have not brought this up with a doctor before. I usually bruise easily (I’m only 23) and when someone grabs my hand, that bruise stays there for 5 days. I’ve been taking supplements for vitamin D, C and K2.

Yes, perhaps I was scratching harder than I realised, but I was only scratching for like 30sec. I was also scratching my arms and I can see a light purple track (way way lighter) on my left arm. Why I was scratching.. I think it’s mostly a force of habit. My skin wasn’t annoyingly itchy or anything.

I’ve not introduced any new items in my life (not anything obvious that I can think of). I’ve been using the same laundry detergent and soap as I’ve been for the past 2 months.

Medical history: my mom also gets bruises easily. Esp as she gets older (she’s now 52) she bruises from trying to open a food tin can. She has hyperthyroidism (apparently hereditary) and as a result has kidney stones that she’s been getting treatment for (not sure if this is relevant at all but I’ve put it as I might have the genes for it too).

I’ve called a non-emergency number and the local clinic but due to Covid, my appointment is only going to be in 10 days.

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Hi I'm new to this group but I too have gotten them since I was in my twenties and it's usually caused by having a small itch somewhere itching it and then that appears and it can happen anywhere on my body and it comes and goes I have a immune deficiency disorder as well as a pituitary gland tumor that secretes and grows and is unable to be removed can only be redacted reductive due to pressure and so it secretes so I get fluid on my brain off after so many years it does affect my thyroid as well and I honestly thought when it first started that it was caused possibly by nail polish or the acrylic nails and after so many years I'm 39 years old now it just appears when it wants to you after I itch and sometimes it doesn't I also sometimes get what looks like blotches all over my legs sometimes that can fade away in half a day or so again comes and goes and it's very light when that happens as far as the picture that you showed above that is exactly what I've gotten since I was in my twenties and I too was trying to find out why which is how I stumbled upon this conversation LOL

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