My wife has the same issue.  For those who don't know, petechiae are dots of blood which appear under the skin; they often appear with purpura, which are larger areas or patches of blood under the skin, rather like a bruise. They appear suddenly, then fade over time. Usually, the dot or patch is well beneath the surface of the skin, but just occasionally it  might bleed. The dots and patches can appear anywhere. 

My wife has had a couple of blood tests but everything seems ok. It just appears to be something that has started as she's got older. It was startling at first, but our GP has reassured us that there's nothing wrong. 

As a general rule, we advise people not to search for their symptoms on Google.  The problem is that if you follow any chain of symptoms far enough, you will always reach cancer or some other dire condition.  

I think since your patches have reappeared you should revisit the doctor, who may want to repeat the blood work. 

Hello it’s been a while. 

The spots have faded away yet some single ones randomly appear and sometimes appear when I itch.

i have been to the doctors my blood is fine.

i have been referred to a dermatologist which I am going to next week.

however can I rule out Leukemia? I am so terrified! I have no other symptoms.

Thank you for answering. I really appreciate it. I will remain calm and keep in touch with the doctors.

Hi 

i just wanted to ask you what the outcome was for you? I also get these a lot and have done for a few months. I have also had blood test which was normal and they haven’t said anything else. I’m getting more worried as it’s happening every couple of days and also happens when I itch aswell. 

Hi!

Saying that ur bloods are fine is a very good sign!

 So I had went to the doctors and they weren’t concerned about it and just ruled it off as maybe a reaction to an animal or just an overall reaction in my body .  They did say that my white blood cell level was just a tiny bit low but from there it has increased so I guess I’m fine now as I’ve had more blood test done and they said that there is no concern .

 If you’re really concerned about it go to the doctors again but don’t worry as it might just be a reaction your body is having 

Yeah that’s fair enough.. I am just worried because I haven’t got any pets or been around any particularly. I have been getting the dots aswell as bad bruising for a few months and had 2 blood tests that came back fine.. I did have blood transfusions before all this started happening as I had a stillbirth because of abruption (blood clot) so I guess I’m just scared it’s related to that and that something bad will happen when we decide to try and have another baby 

That was in the middle of April 

I get this tiny red dots and really wish I didn't because they constantly worry me, I've been to the doctors twice and he didn't really know what they were or what caused them, he did my bloods which came back normal so said not to worry but I get sooo many of them! They just started on one arm and within 3 years I get them on both arms, back, tummy, legs, they don't seem to go either maybe fade a little but that's it, does anyone else think this isn't normal? 

Mine turned out to be low folic acid after 6 blood tests starting from mid April this year... they said it was profoundly low and asked if there had been any changes to my diet (which there hadn't) and said to take folic acid tablets for a month and then get checked with another blood test. They said that and another couple vitamins can make you more prone to bruising if you get low... 

That's exqctly what mine was like and kept getting it more and more and then got big black bruises with dots in for no reason haha 

Did you get any answers back regarding this? This is happening to me had my bloods done 6 month ago that come back fine but since then got more and more. Got another blood test 20th of Jan anxiety is going wild 

Hi 

no I got all my bloods done at hospital aswell for like bruising and bleeding and some protein type ones but all came back fine. They said they thought it was my anti depressants I stopped taking them and I haven't had as many but I now get a few big black bruises at a time with the purple dots in them :/ I used to get them every couple days or at least once a week but I have only had them once since I stopped taking my tablets and that was 3 weeks after. I was taking citalopram. They said they didn't think it would cause it that long after and told me to take vitamin c... I don't know why ‍♀️

Hi 

no I got all my bloods done at hospital aswell for like bruising and bleeding and some protein type ones but all came back fine. They said they thought it was my anti depressants I stopped taking them and I haven't had as many but I now get a few big black bruises at a time with the purple dots in them :/ I used to get them every couple days or at least once a week but I have only had them once since I stopped taking my tablets and that was 3 weeks after. I was taking citalopram. They said they didn't think it would cause it that long after and told me to take vitamin c... I don't know why ‍♀️

Where I've had bad bruising on my thighs usually still feels bruised when I touch it but my last bruise had already gone a week ago. It's so weird but I hope it's just a reaction to the antidepressant I was on!

Ahhhright I see, i think I've read all of Google about petechia vitamin deficiency can cause them I think so that may be the reason for them telling you to take vitamin c.  If these blood tests come back normal think I'm going to push to see a specialist. Thankyou for replying so quick and I hope your doing well of your antidepressants!

Hi there. 
 

I have tiny petechiae on my abdomen, thighs and arms. Noticed them a few weeks ago. Going to visit my GP. 
 

jad a full blood count a couple of weeks ago which came back normal. 
 

did anybody ever get to the bottom of why they had theirs?

my folate a few months ago was 9 which is normal (bottom of the range is 2.5), someone mentioned that here. 
 

B12 is fine. 
 

haven't had vitamin c or vitamin k checked but can't imagine I'm deficient as I have a healthy and varied diet. 
 

I am vitamin d deficient but that's not linked to petechiae. All google shows up is leukaemia - can it just be normal?!

Hi allroutespointto, 

I just wondered how you got on with going to your GP and whether you found out was was causing your Petechiae? I also have small dots on my arms, thighs and abdomen which I've noticed over recent weeks. I last had bloods in December and they were normal but I have had fluctuating neutrophil count in previous blood tests, sometimes normal, sometimes just below.

It's the worst googling things, as it always comes up with something sinister! 

hope you got to the bottom of yours. 

Thanks

Hi!

I was at the GP today and briefly brought up the red spots. I have several bigger ones but most are the size of a pinprick. She said it's not a problem unless I have like 15. Me, knowing I just have at least 15 said I dont know how many I have. However, she still didnt seem concerned!

I keep thinking leukaemia even though my red blood cells an white blood cells were normal etc, when I got checked for mono 2 months ago. 

I've had these all my life so I dont understand how Google says its leukaemia!

Karen

Hi Karen. 

Under no circumstances should you pay any attention to medical "advice" from Dr. Google.  Dr Google is a quack and no one here pays any attention :-)

About once a week (maybe more) we get someone who's read a Google page and frightened themselves silly.  We've all done it at some time, and we all have to learn the lesson that you simply can't make medical diagnoses from internet pages.  That's why doctors train for so many years. 

So, put anything you've read on Google out of your mind. 

Hi!

That's true, but what's bothering me is how the doctor said it would be bad if I had more than 15, and when I mentioned I dont know how many I have she said I was fine. Maybe they have to be 15 clustered together? Mine are spread out.

I suggest you get back to your doctor, say you've counted the spots, and there are more than 15.

My wife has many more than 15, but she's had the blood tests and she's fine.  

Hi!

I've had blood test done 2 months ago (I had the spots then ) and they came back fine. 

Also I've had them all my life. I have a dermatology appointment for a mole in a few months. Should i bring it up then?

Personally, I would see if I could get a phone call with the GP first.  I think that will get you quicker reassurance.  If the GP thinks it's necessary to have more blood tests then you'll get them done long before you see the dermatologist.

You could definitely mention it to the dermatologist, but I'm not sure that a skin specialist would be able to help with what might be a blood clotting problem.