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Petechiae

J.S. asks from Washington DC

my fair skinned 3 yr old get petechiae easily..like if he itches his neck or a shirt collar rubs or who knows why!!!....Had his CBC checked Monday and it was normal. ...

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Bruising for No Reason

S.D. asks from Washington DC

Hi I'm a mom of four and nursing my eleven month old. I noticed bruising when nursing my third child and at the end of my fourth pregnancy. It's been much worse since...

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Bruising All over....and Other Medical Stuff

R.D. asks from Wichita

Ok, I have bruised pretty easily my whole life. My mom always thought I was probably a little anemic and I took vitamins. Since then I have found out that I have a ge...

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Questions on Skin

K.S. asks from Seattle

My 3 year old is generally healthy, but partially due to stress in our environment, she got the flu and bronchitis, She is so much better...and has already seen her D...

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Tiny Red Spots on Face

E.S. asks from Springfield

Our 3 y/o daughter had surgery last week to get tubes in her ears and remove her adenoids. The day after surgery I noticed some tiny red spots under her nose, and tho...

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Anyone Here Experienced with Anemia/iron Issues?

M.J. asks from Sacramento

Anyone here experienced with anemia/iron issues? I just got tested and my total iron binding capacity is over normal range (which from what I'm reading suggests anemi...

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Bruises on Legs

M.D. asks from Phoenix

My whole life I have had bruises on my body mostly on my legs, for some reason when I was prego that was the only time in my lfie I can remember ever not having brusi...

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Help with 3 Year Old "Rash"

A.B. asks from Toledo

Hi ladies. I am hoping to find some other mom's out there that have gone thru what I am right now. My 3 year old daughter developed a rash back in October. The doc...

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Seeking Advice on a Possible Childhood Genetic Disease WAS

K.S. asks from Indianapolis

My 11 month old was hospitalized last week due to a high fever and a rash called petechia. The doctors believed that it was leukemia and after 15 grueling hours we f...

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Chicken Pox That Hurt. How Can I Help Her?

J.K. asks from Mansfield

Ok so this is the last of my three kids to have chicken pox... They went in birth order too how funny. My 10 year old got chicken pox first... he was feeling ill, sli...

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Answer Highlights

  • low platelet counts in 2 answers "The bruising didn't heal very quickly because of his low platelet counts."
  • low platelet count in 2 answers "... when the body attacks and destroys platelets, resulting in a low platelet count."
  • mthfr mutation in 2 answers "The bruising is likely related to MTHFR mutation."
  • fair skinned people in 2 answers "It is probably nothing, but fair skinned people do tend to have them more."
  • his mmr vaccine in 2 answers "... is what usually happens), so they concluded that he got it from his MMR vaccine ..."