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What Causes The Skin On My Son's Legs To Turn Marbled Purplish Red?

my 16mth old took 2 vaccines on monday (mmr and hepatitis).. they said a fever should be expected , but when i was bathing her tonight i found that her skin on her legs had turned a marbled purplish red.. is that related to the fever and should i be worried?
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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That is not related to vaccination , it may occur with fever , and normally also in case of temperature variation. If baby is well, active , accepting feed , passing urine every 3-4 hourly you need not worry .

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What Causes The Skin On My Son's Legs To Turn Marbled Purplish Red?

Hi That is not related to vaccination , it may occur with fever , and normally also in case of temperature variation. If baby is well, active , accepting feed , passing urine every 3-4 hourly you need not worry . thanks