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why are my legs bruising easily
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Litt answered
71 years experience Dermatology
BRUISING, TIRED, ETC: YES. YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED.
DO YOU TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS?
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON, BUT YOUR SHOULD SEE YOU PCP OR INTERNIST WITH ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rawhi Omar answered
44 years experience Pathology
See a hematologist: Easy bruising suggests an abnormality in the blood components that regulate blood clotting or an abnormality in the blood vessel wall. These abnormali ... Read More
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
REd spots /bruising: Go to ER immediately. You may have low platelets which is a medical emergency. Could be lupus, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP), or Thromboti ... Read More
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
No: Please let your doctor know.
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Cancer?: From the info you have provided it is impossible to diagnose you, but if you are seeing an ENT physician they should be fully capable of providing an ... Read More
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Bucci answered
Specializes in Internal Medicine
Bruising: your platelets are fine and low vitamin D doesn't affect bruising.
The first question is are you taking aspirin or an NSAID such as Advil or Alleve, o ... Read More
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered
38 years experience Addiction Medicine
To much: if you are bruising and bleeding you may be getting to much of the NSAIDs. They can inhibit the platelets and if taken in large amounts harm your kid ... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Bruising easily: As skin thins with age & there is less fat, blood vessels have less protection from injury. Some medications such corticosteroids or supplements s ... Read More
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Bruising easily: Bruise =contusion A bruise occurs when trauma injures capillaries & possibly venules causing blood to seep into the interstitial tissues surroun ... Read More
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Flu: doesn't' usually cause easy bruising.
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