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cahabo · Kate Spade

Foot problem

cahabo · Kate Spade

Okay, I answered my own question. I did enough looking on WebMD and it's called petechiae. Seems like I may have thrombocytopenia. If it bothers me enough I'll have it checked out.

relrel · Marc Jacobs

It sounds like you just have a heat rash from your sandals and sweating. Thrombo is a pretty big deal and it's doubtful that if a rash on your foot is your only symptom that you do have it. Petechiae is actually burst blood vessels that bleed into the skin, sorta like a bruise but much more dangerous/clincally significant.

If you still have the spots on your feet, the easiest way to check if it's just a rash/skin irritant is to press down on the area of your foot where the spots are. If the spots go away, more than likey it's a rash. Petechiae won't go away when you apply pressure since it's actuall blood under the skin as opposed to a simple irritation of the skin's surface. Are the spots there first thing in the morning and then all day? Or just towards the end of the day after you've been wearing shoes/sandals all day?

Hope your skin spots have gone away by now!

cahabo · Kate Spade

relrel wrote:

It sounds like you just have a heat rash from your sandals and sweating. Thrombo is a pretty big deal and it's doubtful that if a rash on your foot is your only symptom that you do have it. Petechiae is actually burst blood vessels that bleed into the skin, sorta like a bruise but much more dangerous/clincally significant.

If you still have the spots on your feet, the easiest way to check if it's just a rash/skin irritant is to press down on the area of your foot where the spots are. If the spots go away, more than likey it's a rash. Petechiae won't go away when you apply pressure since it's actuall blood under the skin as opposed to a simple irritation of the skin's surface. Are the spots there first thing in the morning and then all day? Or just towards the end of the day after you've been wearing shoes/sandals all day?

Hope your skin spots have gone away by now!

I'm pretty sure it's not a rash. I did the pressing thing and they didn't go away. They spots are starting to fade now though. Hopefully it doesn't happen again!