CindyLou,
Do you mean a white impression or a red one!!!
Lesley
Do you mean a white impression or a red one!!!
Lesley
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Hi Cyndy Lou, If you mean on your neck and chest and it goes white when pressed then thats the same as i have ! Not sure what it is and i would be intersted to know as well 
HI,
Lesley is right.
Almost all rashes go white when pressed. They are red in the first place because of extra blood flow through the tiny cappiliaries under the skin. When you press on it, this tempoarily empties the blood vessles, so the skin looks white. Then the blood floods back into the vessles when the pressure is released and it goes back to red coloured.
This is completely normal. It says nothing about your rash at all, except that it isn't petechial (ie the blood is in its normal place not leaking out of the vessels).
Actually our skin goes white when pressed whether we have a rash or not. It is called blanching. How quickly it goes back to normal is called cappiliary refill. 2 bits of trivia for you.
Please try not to over analyse everything - you'll increase your stress levels, and that is not good for your health.
X C X
Lesley is right
.Almost all rashes go white when pressed. They are red in the first place because of extra blood flow through the tiny cappiliaries under the skin. When you press on it, this tempoarily empties the blood vessles, so the skin looks white. Then the blood floods back into the vessles when the pressure is released and it goes back to red coloured.
This is completely normal. It says nothing about your rash at all, except that it isn't petechial (ie the blood is in its normal place not leaking out of the vessels).
Actually our skin goes white when pressed whether we have a rash or not. It is called blanching. How quickly it goes back to normal is called cappiliary refill. 2 bits of trivia for you.
Please try not to over analyse everything - you'll increase your stress levels, and that is not good for your health.
X C X
Thanks Lesley, I have not been dx with Lupus just connective tissue disease and Hughes. I am currently being treated with aspirin and plaquenil and have noticed that my sun rashes do not appear so often now
The rash on my neck and chest is always there though !
Its interesting about what you said about the dermo doing a biopsy...maybe i will go down that route on day but for the time being i am happy as i on the same drugs as someone for Lupus with no organ involvement anyway.
Take care
The rash on my neck and chest is always there though !
Its interesting about what you said about the dermo doing a biopsy...maybe i will go down that route on day but for the time being i am happy as i on the same drugs as someone for Lupus with no organ involvement anyway.
Take care
Hi Lesley, I haven't seen a demo at all ! I only see a rheumy and he re-tests my blood every 3 months just to keep an eye on things.
As far as i am aware all my blood tests for Lupus are negative but i have all the symptoms and have had for about 4 years now !
I am lucky that he is treating me and not my test results
I see that you live quite near me, enjoy the nice weather as its all change for tomorrow !!
My sister lives in Surrey...Surbiton actually
Have a nice weekend
As far as i am aware all my blood tests for Lupus are negative but i have all the symptoms and have had for about 4 years now !
I am lucky that he is treating me and not my test results
I see that you live quite near me, enjoy the nice weather as its all change for tomorrow !!
My sister lives in Surrey...Surbiton actually
Have a nice weekend
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