Another Symptom Question

[Guest Kalynn]

Little red dots on arms and legs. My mom used to always say it was from a lack of iron, but I've never experienced anemia. What about swollen lymph nodes.

I am still pre-dx, but have all the classic symptoms, just wondering about those.

Any input will help.

Thanks.

[Rachel--24]

I had swollen lymph nodes. They are alot better now but other food sensitivities can cause them to swell again.

I had red dots on my arms but they are more like bumps and they itch...like a rash.

Sometimes I get sporadic ones on my legs. I dont really notice them coming back since I've been on the diet.

[jenvan]

are the red dots really tiny? and spaced out over the body? if they are, i have those--they are some type of blood vessel under the skin thing--nothing to worry about. or are they more like dh pimples?

[Guest Kalynn]

are the red dots really tiny?  and spaced out over the body?  if they are, i have those--they are some type of blood vessel under the skin thing--nothing to worry about.  or are they more like dh pimples?

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Not like dh. They are tiny red dots, mostly on my thighs and shoulders. I do get little red bumps that look like maybe little pimples. Sometimes they will open and spread into this raised dry scaly patch. I used to mistake this for ringworm, but that's not what it was. I figured it was just eczema or something.

[EvilGut]

Not like dh.  They are tiny red dots, mostly on my thighs and shoulders.  I do get little red bumps that look like maybe little pimples.  Sometimes they will open and spread into this raised dry scaly patch.  I used to mistake this for ringworm, but that's not what it was.  I figured it was just eczema or something.

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Red bumps with scaly patches could be eczema. Normally, eczema is thought to be an allergic reaction, mediated by the antibody subtype, IgE. You can also have autoeczema--an autoimmune process indistinguishable from atopic (allergic) eczema except it's not classic allergy (not IgE mediated). Autoeczema is not uncommon in people with other autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease. I have undetectable IgE (IgE deficiency) and I've had bouts of eczema. Easy to tell which one that is.

Back to your bumps. Do they disappear then quickly reappear if you press on them? Are they raised or flat? Are they as small as pinpoints or slightly larger?

It's hard--impossible--to tell what they are without seeing them--or, rather, without an expert seeing them. You may need a trip to your internist or dermatologist.

[Guest Kalynn]

Red bumps with scaly patches could be eczema. Normally, eczema is thought to be an allergic reaction, mediated by the antibody subtype, IgE.  You can also have autoeczema--an autoimmune process indistinguishable from atopic (allergic) eczema except it's not classic allergy (not IgE mediated).  Autoeczema is not uncommon in people with other autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease. I have undetectable IgE (IgE deficiency) and I've had bouts of eczema.  Easy to tell which one that is.

Back to your bumps. Do they disappear then quickly reappear if you press on them?  Are they raised or flat?  Are they as small as pinpoints or slightly larger?

It's hard--impossible--to tell what they are without seeing them--or, rather, without an expert seeing them.  You may need a trip to your internist or dermatologist.

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They don't disappear. They are as small as pinpoints.

[Danijela]

Hi

I'm in the pre-diagnosis stage and i as well have experiences red dots on the inner part of my arm and sometimes on my hands i use to get them alot when i was a kid i haven't see it for awhile and have no idea what it is from.... the top part of my arms are covered in red spots as wel they are kinda like tiny pimples the doc told me years ago they are blocked pores.....

as for the swollen lymph nodes i experience that as well i'm not to sure what that is from either the doctor ran some tests for me and said he couldn't find a cause???

sorry i'm no help with what the cause is, just letting you know your not alone

take care !