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Is it possible to determine a bruise that has been caused by trauma and a bruise that has been caused by scratching eczema or do both look the same?

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Bruising : A bruise is a bruise is a bruise. A linear bruise is more likely to be from a scratch. A bruise in the pattern and shape of your soccer ball is more likely to be from the game you played last night.

Answered 8/28/2013

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