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Would my blood be causing my random bruising?

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Possibly: Spontaneous or easy bruising can be a sign that there's a problem with the blood's ability to clot. This can be checked by a doctor running some fairly routine blood tests.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. Jeffery Dormu answered

Specializes in Vascular Surgery

Bruising: 1. The presence of bruises may be seen in patients with platelet or coagulation (blood-clotting) disorders 2. Leukemia (a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells) 3. Meningoccocal infection (meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium neisseria meningitis.

Answered 9/9/2013

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