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Transplant anti-rejection medications. What's your advice?
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Hi,
First of all Thank you for the “welcome”. Yes I’m new here.
I had these bruises before and I was told could be because low platelets (it was around 90) After my liver transplante it went up to normal (250) but I’m still having it mainly in my arms. I heard that could be from the prednisone (steroids) but I stop taking it a month ago.
And now I was told could be a skin problem, perhaps because the anti-rejection meds (low immune system)?!?
it was the first time that I read an explanation for the problem - púrpura.
It was very helpful!
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@desouza @rosemarya
Purpura is generally not a condition to be concerned about, it's pretty benign, just unsightly. It happens mostly with fair-skinned people because our skin is thinner and aging makes it thin even more so the slightest bump can cause it. Steroids do exacerbate it because they tend to thin your skin also.
This is a fairly good article about it:
https://www.healthline.com/health/senile-purpura
I prefer the term "actinic purpura" over "senile purpura". Senile has a definite definition that does not apply to everyone who is aging. As my daughter said when she heard the term "senile purpura", "how rude!".
JK