Is this a normal side effect of CKD?

[peaches94]

I saw a post earlier that made me decide that maybe it wasn't stupid after all to ask this. I have these..... I'm not sure what to call them.... they look kinda like a boil i guess, that come up in tender spots. They are just raised red skin at first then they turn purple and hurt like he**. When they bust the drainage is what looks like infection and old blood, and when it finely heals usually leaves behind a purple scar. Dose any one else have this problem? Is it CKD related or should i have it checked out? Thanks for any info. 

[Rain]

I would have it checked out.  never heard of that being CKD related.

[Joe]

Sounds like you are suffering from cysts. I had these for years, and don't think they have anything to do with our kidney disease. Get an appointment with a dermatologist and have them check them out. The good thing is that, as I've aged, they have lessened in frequency to the point I only get one or two a year now. If they are too bothersome, I go in and have my regular Doc lance them so they drain and go away.

Good luck!

[M3Riddler]

I saw a post earlier that made me decide that maybe it wasn't stupid after all to ask this. I have these..... I'm not sure what to call them.... they look kinda like a boil i guess, that come up in tender spots. They are just raised red skin at first then they turn purple and hurt like he**. When they bust the drainage is what looks like infection and old blood, and when it finely heals usually leaves behind a purple scar. Dose any one else have this problem? Is it CKD related or should i have it checked out? Thanks for any info.

Peaches, where are they appearing on the body?  I would not second guess, but instead have them checked out.

///M3R

[jbeany]

The toxins sweating through your skin can turn normal pimples into boils pretty easily, so no, it's not all that uncommon.  I got them a lot in that last stretch before I started D.  You should bring them up to your doc though, in case it's related to a calcium build-up instead.  Hot compresses can bring them to a head sooner, and you might want to try some Mederma to make the scars less visible, too.  I did lance some of the worst ones - they can hurt a lot in some spots!

[peaches94]

Thanks guys and M3Riddler they usually show up on my lower stomach and inner thighs.

[Mr Pink]

I had a few of those under the arms. I squeeze them, and they burst over the bathroom mirror making a hell of a mess. I don't get them very often. Some are easier to squeeze out than others.

[Willis]

This sounds like what I get also on my chest, lower abdomen and/or inner thighs. The cysts (or whatever they are) aren't like normal pimples--they are more fatty and full of blood. I think it's related to my EPO injections. After getting my first EPO shots soon after starting D I broke out and looked like I had chicken pox. Eventually my HgB went up and I was taken off the EPO and the cysts tapered off. About 6 months later my EPO was started again and the cysts came back. This pattern has continued for 2 years but has been "less bad" each cycle.