What Causes Petechiae In Left Arm Till The Elbow?

Posted on Sun, 15 Nov 2015

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Question : I have peteceia in my left arm up to my elbow. There are hundreds of pin point dots.

Answered by Dr. Charu Bansal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
kindly get following investigations done

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com. I have read your query. I understand your concern. I have seen the attached photographs also.
Various common reasons for Petechiae are thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction, coagulation disorders, vasculitis.
I would like to advise you following investigations :
1 ) Complete blood count
2 ) Platelet count
3 ) Bleeding time / clotting time
4) PT/ INR
5 ) ANA
You should get you investigated first and kindly revert back with the reports of above mentioned investigations.
I hope it helps.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar