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What Causes Red Discoloration Of Underarms?
Question: I just noticed these red streaks in my underarms. they don't feel painful. What is it?
Brief Answer:
Striae
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for the pictures which makes diagnosis easy.
These are striae albicans with red discoloration.
Striae
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for the pictures which makes diagnosis easy.
These are striae albicans with red discoloration.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Stretch marks? The white/silver marks are stretch marks bit the red streaks have just popped up this morning and are faded quite a bit now. I was worried about lymph node stuff?
Brief Answer:
Not lymphatics
Detailed Answer:
No lymph node or lymphatic stuff.
In one of the pictures XXXXXX this is more evident as also the other marks can be seen. The color changes will be there.
Not lymphatics
Detailed Answer:
No lymph node or lymphatic stuff.
In one of the pictures XXXXXX this is more evident as also the other marks can be seen. The color changes will be there.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thearks are now gone and there is just a hint of red in my armpits now. I am certain the the single red streaks were not stretch marks however I do see what you're reffering to in the image as the stretch marks. Those have been there for years. The red streaks that I am reffering to were just there this morning and now gone. Would a lymph thing disappear like that?
Brief Answer:
Takes time for lymphangitis to go
Detailed Answer:
No the lymph thing takes a lot of time to go.
The redness in the striae can vanish fast.
And please see this is not strictly linear, has spayed at some area,; lymphatic is very linear.
Takes time for lymphangitis to go
Detailed Answer:
No the lymph thing takes a lot of time to go.
The redness in the striae can vanish fast.
And please see this is not strictly linear, has spayed at some area,; lymphatic is very linear.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
just to be specific - you're looking at the red streaks that I have outlined in the new attachments? they seem very linear to me? each picture is a different armpit.
Brief Answer:
personal perception.
Detailed Answer:
Yes, absolutely the same, as you have very correctly outlined.
You can see the old striae too have similar patterns.
I have already seen them after enlargement and the newer pictures have better color differentiation.
Do you have any nodes in armpits or lumps in the breast or any history you would like to share?
personal perception.
Detailed Answer:
Yes, absolutely the same, as you have very correctly outlined.
You can see the old striae too have similar patterns.
I have already seen them after enlargement and the newer pictures have better color differentiation.
Do you have any nodes in armpits or lumps in the breast or any history you would like to share?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No lumps. What are nodes? I just get easily worried about stuff.
Brief Answer:
nodes are lumps only
Detailed Answer:
Oh , sorry if I have made you worried.
Lymph nodes are the lumps in the armpits, just like the lumps.
I hope you do not have any in armpits too. If not present , nothing to worry about it. In lymphatic sort of the things there will be lumps in the armpits.
nodes are lumps only
Detailed Answer:
Oh , sorry if I have made you worried.
Lymph nodes are the lumps in the armpits, just like the lumps.
I hope you do not have any in armpits too. If not present , nothing to worry about it. In lymphatic sort of the things there will be lumps in the armpits.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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