Rash maybe caused from a blood disorder? Or bleeding disorder?

[Guest guest]

Hi!!

My 10 year old son (Joey's brother) who has started to show soft

signs of Mito this last summer, has a very weird rash. He has had it

since Wednesday morning, and each day just gets worse. It looks like

Someone has taken a dark red or maybe even purple tiny felt marker

and dotted him all over.

We went to the doctor yesterday, no strep. And it worried the

doctor, which really worried us. He said it looked like popped blood

vessels. He (the doctor) would run his finger over the spots to see

if he could make them go away for just a split second. And the would

not.

He said it looking like busted vessels. He said it did not look like

any rash he had seen, like the 5th disease or a Strep rash.

Can a bleeding or blood disorder be a Mito issue? Has any one ever

seen this? I have heard some of you guys talking about white blood

counts and wondering if this can be a problem. I am VERY worried.

Any help would be GREAT!!!!

Thanks TAMARA

[Guest guest]

TAMARA,

Did he think to run a blood count? If not, why not? Yes,

sometimes, though, rarely, blood coutns can be affected by mito. My

daughter has a rare bone marrow failure. Sometimes there can be

pettechia (sp??) which are little purple spots that are signs of

bleeding caused by low platelets. I would think that if the doc was

really concerned about this though he surely would have run a simple

blood count to check it out. If you are concerned I would call and

request one tomorrow. it is a simple finger stick and about an hour

wait for the results in most clinics. Don't fret too fast. There is

alot of strange stuff out there right now. If I can find a picture

online i will send it to you and you can compare it.

Feel free to email me if you'd like to.

Dawn

[Guest guest]

http://www.dental.mu.edu/oralpath/lesions/petechia/petechia.htm

[Guest guest]

Yes, that is to be a concern. It's something to do with his blood count

or something. I will email my sister in law and ask because my neice

has this and needs to get a transfusion or some sort to bring her count

back up. I know of one other person from my summer place that had the

same thing. It's a simple prick of the finger to count platelets or

something. Good luck and let us know.

Nerenhausen

mom to Leah

fairgrovejoe wrote:

>Hi!!

>My 10 year old son (Joey's brother) who has started to show soft

>signs of Mito this last summer, has a very weird rash. He has had it

>since Wednesday morning, and each day just gets worse. It looks like

>Someone has taken a dark red or maybe even purple tiny felt marker

>and dotted him all over.

>We went to the doctor yesterday, no strep. And it worried the

>doctor, which really worried us. He said it looked like popped blood

>vessels. He (the doctor) would run his finger over the spots to see

>if he could make them go away for just a split second. And the would

>not.

>He said it looking like busted vessels. He said it did not look like

>any rash he had seen, like the 5th disease or a Strep rash.

>Can a bleeding or blood disorder be a Mito issue? Has any one ever

>seen this? I have heard some of you guys talking about white blood

>counts and wondering if this can be a problem. I am VERY worried.

>Any help would be GREAT!!!!

>Thanks TAMARA

>

>

>

>

>

>Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions.

>

[Guest guest]

If there are any other signs of infection (fever, achy joints,

severe head/neck ache) take him to the ER. Not trying to freak you

out unecissarily, but what you described IS petichiae, which is

basically point blood spots under the skin (the tumbler test is

where you hold a clear glass to the skin and push, and the spots

dont dissapear, this indicates petichiae, or blood spots). it can

be caused by mild problems, but it can also be caused by serious

ones (meningitis, septicemia etc included) as well...

if your doc did not run a blood count, you NEED to have one done

asap, this isnt something to 'wait and see' with... it needs to be

adressed. (or at least documetned so if it happens again they will

have some blood values to compare it to).

There are also certain immune problem that can cause petichiea, as

well as several blood disorders... most are easily controlled, but

need to be diagnosed (earlier the better!).

I hope its just a mild problem, and that the doc did run a blood

count!

Let us know!

Keely

>

> >Hi!!

> >My 10 year old son (Joey's brother) who has started to show soft

> >signs of Mito this last summer, has a very weird rash. He has

had it

> >since Wednesday morning, and each day just gets worse. It looks

like

> >Someone has taken a dark red or maybe even purple tiny felt

marker

> >and dotted him all over.

> >We went to the doctor yesterday, no strep. And it worried the

> >doctor, which really worried us. He said it looked like popped

blood

> >vessels. He (the doctor) would run his finger over the spots to

see

> >if he could make them go away for just a split second. And the

would

> >not.

> >He said it looking like busted vessels. He said it did not look

like

> >any rash he had seen, like the 5th disease or a Strep rash.

> >Can a bleeding or blood disorder be a Mito issue? Has any one

ever

> >seen this? I have heard some of you guys talking about white

blood

> >counts and wondering if this can be a problem. I am VERY

worried.

> >Any help would be GREAT!!!!

> >Thanks TAMARA

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Please contact mito-owner with any problems or

questions.

> >