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What Causes Red Bruised Dots At The Area Of IV Injection?
i have small red dots and bruising at the site where I had got an IV last tuesday after being in the ER for abdominal pain and they gave me pepcid through the IV, the small red dots which after searching online seem to be petechiae on my right arm its spread out in about a 1 1/2 inch to 1 inch diameter under the entrance point of the IV i just noticed this yesterday is this something I should be worried about
Mon, 1 Dec 2014
Hi,
It seems that there might be having some irritation at the site due to some leakage of injection material or developing Thrombophlebitis giving this problem.
Apply ice pack for few days.
Apply thrombophob cream locally.
Ok and take care.
It seems that there might be having some irritation at the site due to some leakage of injection material or developing Thrombophlebitis giving this problem.
Apply ice pack for few days.
Apply thrombophob cream locally.
Ok and take care.
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