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  1. MariaMagdalena

    Brand New Rash with Petichiae. MCAS?

    Hi Everyone! Please forgive if this has been discussed elsewhere. I'm at the end of my cognitive endurance for the day and can't deal with sorting through threads at the moment. I developed 2 weird skin issues in the last week. This is highly unusual for me, but not unheard of in the long...
  2. InitialConditions

    Strange mark(s) on skin. Rash? Overlying swollen vein / lymph vessel in neck

    This is a strange one. The photo shows some marks on the left side of my neck. Now this rash - if you can call it that - does not bother me. The reason I post is because the largest mark/spot (about a thrid of the way up the photo) lies directly over what seems to me to be a swollen vein or...