What is the reason for frequent nose bleeds and patches of blood spots?

Question

Hello doctor,

I have a few things and I am worried about that. I feel it could be connected. Firstly, I keep getting patches of blood spots on my body. They are not of huge in size, but still noticeable. I am also getting frequent nose bleeds for no apparent reason. I hardly ever got them before. Also severe night sweats. I have lost lot of weight in a short span of time. I am not exercising more than usual, but always feel tired. I am suffering with these symptoms for more than four to five months now.

Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

The constellation of symptoms that you shared with us today is concerning for multiple conditions. The fact that you are having easy bruising and nose bleeding indicates that there might be a deficiency of coagulation factors and/or low platelet counts. The fatigue can be due to either anemia or a weak immune status. The night sweats are also concerning for either chronic infectious processes or blood disorders like leukemia and lymphoma.

Please be seen by a primary care physician at the earliest. If you do not have access to one, then I would highly suggest that you be seen in an urgent care center or ER (emergency room). Probable causes could be leukemia, lymphoma, mycobacterial infections, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic viral hepatitis, or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. Suggest you do CBC (complete blood count), BMP (basic metabolic panel test), blood cultures, and chest x-ray. The treatment plan would depend upon the laboratory results and imaging.

I hope you are satisfied with my answer. For further queries, you can consult me at iCliniq.

Thank you.