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Painless Purple Spot On The Thigh With Bleeding. What Could It Be?

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Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2012
Question: I have a purple spot on my inner thigh that closes and then reopens and bleeds..what is this? Has been there for a couple of months. It is painless.
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Answered by Dr. Gaurang Krishna (23 minutes later)
Hello,

Thank you for posting your query.

It may be a spider angioma, a hemangioma, a vascular malformation or a sinus.

Please upload a picture of the lesion using the report upload feature on the right hand side of the query page. I will be able to give you specific suggestions based on the picture.

Awaiting your response.

Regards,
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Painless Purple Spot On The Thigh With Bleeding. What Could It Be?

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query.

It may be a spider angioma, a hemangioma, a vascular malformation or a sinus.

Please upload a picture of the lesion using the report upload feature on the right hand side of the query page. I will be able to give you specific suggestions based on the picture.

Awaiting your response.

Regards,