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I am 24 and generally a healthy person. i fell down a flight of stairs on my butt and have a huge bruise on my butt. can i get a blood clot ?
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No: The bruise is due to damage of superficial vessels. It will eventually heel.
Answered 10/4/2017
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Not likely: The huge bruise is blood under the skin - in the soft tissue of the buttocks. Pockets of blood (hematoma) can also form under the skin. The kind of clots most people are concerned about are the ones that can go to the lungs. This is a deep venous thrombosis (dvt). Unless your fall has made you immobile or you have leg swelling on one side, then DVT is unlikely.
Answered 8/24/2015
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