one more petechiae post...

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Hello all!

Sounds like lots of us have seen petechiae. As I understand it, they

are pinpoint dots that do not blanch--usually red or kind of purple

in color. They usually last (for us anyway) quite a few days and

then slowly fade away. I have never seen the bigger bruises you guys

are mentioning...in fact, I rarely see bruises on Mason at all. We

don't notice any other bleeding problems, but Mason is ALWAYS

constipated, and usually the colors aren't " correct " , either. He

usually has green or they're very, very dark in color. I've never

seen tar-colored stools--yet. He also had his PT/PTT checked

(normal) but has not had regular blood levels drawn very often. We

do see nosebleeds on occasion, but I attribute this to allergy

meds/nose spray.

Nice to hear others see the petechiae, also.

Well, have a good night, everyone!

Laurie

Riley and Mason's Mom