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Arms And Legs Turning Dry And Purple

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Dr. Jasvinder Singh MD

WHAT WOULD CAUSE A PERSON'S LEGS TO BECOME PURPLE JUST IN THE BACK? From the knees down, my sister's legs are turning purple. She is a diabetic with other health problems. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jasvinder Singh ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

I have burning red skin and edema on my legs. Also what looks like purple cob weds up an down my legs. Swelling in hands and arms with all over tissue pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

My 15 yr old son has purple blotchy arms and legs and feet. He has been sick for 3 days now with an upper respiratory infection and pharyngitis . What do yo suppose we do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

, weakness in arms and legs, burning pain too Hands and fingers and feet turning blue in the cold Not much ... that wont go away Painful legs Hives Fatigue Feeling worse... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I have many red purple marks on my arms and legs. I have asked the pharmacist if my meds were the cause. He said no . What is the cause and how do I get rid of them. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Pawan Kumar Goyal MD

My arms, hands, legs, and feet all turn this purple-ish color when I m cold. It s like you can see ... that and I honestly can t give them an answer. Why does this happen? Is there any... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pawan Kumar Goyal ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

My son is 16. When he stands, his both legs and arms turn to purple/dark red color with white dots. Lower legs and arms are worse. when press the leg/arm, purple/dark... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

is they NEVER go away. They hurt and then heal, but never fade from being purple. This mostly occurs on my legs (I now have collected bruises everywhere since they stay) and occasionally on my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shilpa Katoch MD

Husband 56 has copd. Legs are swollen most days. Today he was in pain and said he just was having a tough time catching his breathe. I noticed his legs turning purple. He experienced a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shilpa Katoch ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

Hi I have red patches on my legs and arms that are turning really red after shower or wgen they dry they are itchy and scaly they are round and bigger on my legs.On hands it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)