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I have several small bruises on my legs and now discovered petiachae on my thighs. what could it be?
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Petechiae: Thrombocytopenia likely can be induced by viral infection. Also potential for significantly deranged clotting. See your physician soon some relatively simple blood tests can seperate benign from serious.
Answered 7/20/2018
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