Red dots on arm?

[yeveat]

Something has been wrong with my mom's left arm for the past few months. When she lifts up her arms, she gets the feeling that her left arm, in particular, "falls asleep" even after few seconds. She also noticed that her fingers and hand becomes white and her entire arm turns red. Now she has these small red dots (smaller than a mm) clustered on her inner arm near the elbow. This is only apparent with her left arm. What could be the cause of this? Is something preventing regular blood flow to my mom's left arm?

*I have attached the picture of the red dots on my mom's arm. Hope this helps

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
One possibility is of parasthesia skin which is due to dysfunctioning of neurons. It can be due to diabetes, hypothyroidism, peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition. Get her blood flow to extremities checked from a physician.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
One possibility is of parasthesia skin which is due to dysfunctioning of neurons. It can be due to diabetes, hypothyroidism, peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition. Get her blood flow to extremities checked from a physician.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.