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I have blood vessels spontaneously bursting in my legs.. very painful and large. what could cause this?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Bursting LE vessels: Could be related to medications like fish oil or estrogen, or low platelets or increased intrabdominal pressure from abdominal or pelvic mass(ovarian/ urterine mass) or clot, or varicose veins. F/u/ w/ doc this week. if acute over 24 hours f/u/ t/day with doc ER
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