This man’s feet and legs turn purple when he stands; The reason is that we are no strangers

Doctors have described the case of a man whose legs turned purple, which they long believed was a rare complication from COVID. The 33-year-old man was referred to a specialist clinic after experiencing the unusual symptom for six months. After standing up, his legs began to feel heavy, itchy, and numb, while also seeing the unusual purple color appearing on his feet and legs. Symptoms appeared only when the patient stood up and disappeared when lying down. The patient’s blood pressure and heart rate were measured by the team after lying down and standing for 8 minutes. His heart rate was found to be within the normal range while lying down, but was high at 127 per minute while standing. The man reported other symptoms, such as feeling distracted and weak, consistent with his postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Normally, when you stand up, some of your blood moves down your body due to gravity. Your body compensates for this by slightly increasing your heart rate a…

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