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Bruise or contusion
Bruises, or ecchymoses, are discolorations and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the surrounding tissues. A serious disease called pupura presents as a cluster of small bruises called petachia. Petachia often appears as many tiny red dots clustered together, and could indicate a problem.
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A 47-year old female asked:
Does the use of heat for treatment of general bruises/contusions the same as the use of it for treatment of "head" bruises/contusions or different?
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A 47-year old female asked:
For a head bruise/contusion, how many hours after the injury can I apply heat? How many times & how many minutes each time?Use heat for how many days?
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A 39-year old asked:
Difference between bone contusion and bone bruise?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Quadriceps contusion, how long for the swelling to go down, and will it bruise?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is subchondral edematous contusion a bone bruise?
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A 23-year old male asked:
What is subchondral edamatous contusion? Is it a bone bruise? How do fix it? Does it take time to heal?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 16-year old :
I fell on my knee a month ago and it still really hurts, It is still bruised and I have a huge knot. could this be a contusion, or something else?
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A 39-year old asked:
I have bruised ribs and chest contusions can that make my blood pressure shoot up?
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A 23-year old male asked:
What is a subchondral edamatous contusion? Is it a bone bruise? How to heal it? Does it need physiotherapy?
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A male asked:
I suffered a severe bruise/contusion on my lower right back about a month ago. Now the bruise is gone but I now have a back spasm and loose stools.
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A 83-year old female asked:
After passing out I fell on my face, resulting in a huge knot & lots of bruising to face. Went to ER & C-T scan showed only contusions to face. This occurred 3 months ago & the knot still persists though bruising has healed. Will this knot go away?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Strictly contusion? Got fingers pinned by metal rack and wall while curled. Knuckles very swollen, bruised, pain. Xrays neg. 2 days ago. Bending hard.
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A 32-year old male asked:
I have a intra muscular calf contusion from impact to the calf. Swelling pain limping no bruising. Can walking on it do more damage. I have noinsurane?
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A 26-year old male asked:
My penis bent left and I corrected and it stayed straight but now Theres a lump on both side since I think I overmasturbated by doing it a couple hours. Peyronie disease or penis contusion bruising and swelling ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What can I do for a sprained foot and contusion ? Can put pressure on heel but not the rest aches , throbs, bruised on top
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A 51-year old female asked:
Bad fall on my knees, resulted in bloody contusions and bad bruising on 7/3.On 7/6 my Lt ankle is little swollen.Is this NML for a delayed swelling reaction? Or something more worrisome?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Swollen lump on thigh half the size of my palm. Unsure how long it's been there. Looks like a contusion or swelling but no bruising? Tumor?
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A male asked:
Do i remove an ACE bandage from a bruised swollen knee before going to bed for the evening? Injury contusion on right knee from a slip and fall at work. Right knee was the first body part to hit the pavement. My size is 6'3 3/4, 340 lbs. Xray indicates kn
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A 40-year old male asked:
Shin contusion 1 week ago. Was improving but now numb with intermittent shooting pain and bruising down to the inside of the ankle. Bone feels dented?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Calf injury a week ago, causing circular contusion 4 inches wide. Bruising is fading but a lump 1.5 inches long and .5 inch wide has developed two days ago deep in leg. I have mild AA and PNH, blood work good last month. Concerned about a blood clot?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why does my bruise itch?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How can I bruise myself?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why does a bruise happen?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What exactly is a bruise ?
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A 67-year old male asked:
Bruise that does not heal.
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it okay to wrap up a bruise?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I'm 56 why do I bruise so easy?
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A 42-year old asked:
How do you give yourself a bruise?
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A 49-year old asked:
How can you treat a severe bruise?
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A 44-year old asked:
Describe the features of a bruise.?
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