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A member asked:
Itchy skin. no rash. why does scratching cause bruising?
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Trauma: Scratching causes the small superficial blood vessels to break and bleed.
Answered 1/22/2019
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Trauma: To the small blood vessels under the skin causes them to break and bleed resulting in bruising.Also, as one ages, the skin becomes more thin , less elastic and fragile.If you are on Aspirin or other blood thinners, this will aggregate this mechanism.
Answered 1/22/2019
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