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small red blotches on skin

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 18 7:30pm | Replies (48)

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Ahh so it’s prednisone that is killing my skin!! Yikes my hands & forearms have spots just like this.
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Absolutely ... Having worked in a hospital it was easy to recognize patients who were taking prednisone. Their skin was so thin that it would tear easily, bruise easily and have many problems with healing. Their bones were not any better and some patients would have "spontaneous" bone fractures. These patients would have visitors and the worry nurses would have was that the visitors would think the patient was being abused.

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It wasn't always nurses being blamed for abuse. Often a family member would bring someone who was on prednisone into the hospital. Doctors and nurses might suspect the family member of abuse.