Question: Hi, just wondering if I should be concerned about this. I'd like to preface this by saying I have health anxiety but would just like to clarify whether or not this is a concern.

I went to the physio earlier today and spent a longer amount of time than normal in the bed having my chin forced into it/pressed against a towel etc. 8 or so hours later I noticed some marks on my chin that looked like broken capillaries or something- like a love bite but without the surrounding bruising.

However, when I pressed on them they didn't fade at all, so I began to worry that it was a serious illness associated with a rash that doesn't fade.

Because of my anxiety I have been checking my body regularly for the rash to see if it's been spreading. I noticed on my arms some very tiny (almost microscopic, but varying in size slightly) spots. They are bright, fire truck red and, like I said, absolutely tiny. The largest one is perhaps the size of the head of a pin. However, I am unsure as to whether or not they were there before or they've come about since the marks on my chin. Unlike the marks on my chin, almost all of them fade when pressed down or when I drag the skin. They are flat and look as if they're just on the top layer, but I can't exactly tell. Some of the slightly larger ones look like thread, with a bright red for and a pinkish tail. I squeezed the largest one and it sort of popped though, it seemed slightly raised like a blister. The mark still remains, though.

I feel as if these marks may be spreading, which is why I'm contacting you (when I last counted there were 5 on my left arm, 8 on my right and 2 on my chest). It's currently early in the morning where I am and I'd rather go to sleep than stay up all night fretting or go to the hospital, but I thought I should make sure.

Other than these mysterious marks, I feel absolutely fine if a little tired because I didn't sleep much last night. However, as you can probably tell I am very anxious- can anxiety cause such marks to appear? Sorry for my long-winded question and thank you for your help.

Thanks. I've attached a photo of the largest spot- many of the others are too small for the camera to capture. However, after a few hour's rest, some of the spots seem to have faded. The one on my chin is partially faded, too.

I have had my bloodwork done quite recently and I was shown to be deficient in vitamin D and iron but everything else was normal.

Thanks

Hi again,

The rash on my chin has faded, but the bright red ones on my arms seem to be growing in number. They still look like little red splinters under the skin and are mostly very very small. As I said, I recently had my bloodwork done, which included ED-Haemotology results which were normal.

Therefore, could this be caused by something to do with my blood? Is it something I should have examined by a doctor in person?

Thank you again for answering my questions.