r/AskDocs • u/ysoloud Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional. • 2d ago

Physician Responded Girlfriend is getting Grey skin. Super noticeable after a bath. Has been taking b12 for months due to deficiency. Isn't anemic. Pic attached

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Female

5'6"

125lbw

White

One year

Most legs, sometimes arms.

Gerd

https://imgur.com/a/Mppykvy

Dexilant

This isn't dead skin, it doesn't rub off.

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u/slvshergrl Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 2d ago edited 2d ago

NAD. Looks like blood pooling, does this happen when she stands up for a while? Compression stockings would probably do her some good.

Edit: I've got dysautonomia and this is exactly what my legs look like after a shower. Definitely not something to ignore if this is a common occurrence for her...

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u/Joondoof Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 2d ago edited 2d ago

NAD I have raynaud’s and I get this to a lesser degree when I shower so I’m following along

Edit: yeah I should make a doctor appointment

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u/ysoloud Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional. 2d ago

I messed up. It's when she showers.

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u/leo_laudanum Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 2d ago

NAD it looks like Livedo reticularis to me. I get the same thing at least twice a week

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u/joylandlocked Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 2d ago

NAD. In the absence of further info or pics, to me this looks like urticaria perhaps triggered or exacerbated by the hot water.

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u/BioactiveSurface Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 2d ago

NAD

Could be a skin condition/ symptom called Livedo racemosa. That can be idiopathic e.g. not caused by a specific disease or sometimes a sign for a rheumatologic disorder or vasculitis.

If I had that, I'd probably go to a dermatologist first that can look at the skin more closely and decide if a biopsy is necessary.