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Suggest Treatment For Spots Appearing On The Arm

My dad is 82 years old under hospice care. He has diabetes and is off all meds except percocet and dexamethasone as per hospice care. We just noticed today that he has a couple of rows and a few scattered red dots the color of blood on his arm. About 20 or so in all. They are pretty much the same size (about like the 0 in this print) What could be the cause?
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Hi,

Red dots like lesions on the arm may be petechia most probably. It may be due to rupture of capillaries in the skin. The cause may be the ild age. So, the condition may be called senile purpura. The condition is a benign and not to worry.

However,consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis. I would suggest....

- vitamin C
- vitamin K
- thrombophob oint to apply
- avoidance of even minor trauma and rubbing of the skin

I hope this would help you..

Thanks..

Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
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Suggest Treatment For Spots Appearing On The Arm

Hi, Red dots like lesions on the arm may be petechia most probably. It may be due to rupture of capillaries in the skin. The cause may be the ild age. So, the condition may be called senile purpura. The condition is a benign and not to worry. However,consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis. I would suggest.... - vitamin C - vitamin K - thrombophob oint to apply - avoidance of even minor trauma and rubbing of the skin I hope this would help you.. Thanks.. Dr.Ilyas Patel MD