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Ecchymoses
Ecchymoses are bruises. Bruises are purple or red collections of blood under the skin that appear after blood vessels in the skin break, causing the blood to spread through the tissues outside of the vessels.
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A male asked:
What would cause a 8 year to hit themselves to the point of bruising. She has been to 3 different Dr.'s and all have geven meds for the problem. ?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the difference between ecchymoses?
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What kind of testing should be done for repeated ecchymoses?
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A 29-year old asked:
Why am I bruising so bad?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Why am I bruising all the time?
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Is bruising a sign of anything?
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A 44-year old asked:
How can I stop bruising so easily?
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A 50-year old female asked:
When do you see a dr for bruising?
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A 27-year old asked:
What does it mean if I have bruising?
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Bruising without hitting anything, why?
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A member asked:
How much should I worry about bruising?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I quickly cure bruising quickly?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Why do you go blue/green after bruising?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What can I do to keep from bruising so easily?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there a bug bite that causes major bruising?
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A 41-year old asked:
White bite surrounded by bruising, what is this?
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What conditions have back bruising as a symptom?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Bruising?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why does bruising happen? (easy to understand please:))
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A 20-year old female asked:
What can be the cause for bruising up after working out ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Why can bruising take nearly a week to appear is it normal ?
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A 34-year old asked:
How much should I worry about bruising that is a result of strenuous exercise?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Here lately I have been bruising very easily...What could be the cause. No know conditions?
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A 63-year old female asked:
I have been taking Methylpredisolone for at least 5 years; could that be why I am easily bruising?
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A 23-year old asked:
Is frequent bruising normal? Even in instances where it seems I did not hurt myself? And bruises lasting for two weeks?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Why am I bruising so bad suddenly? I barely hit something and I end up with a softball size bruise in that area. What is this?
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A 31-year old asked:
I have recently noticed that it takes 3 months or more for my bruising to go away and wanted to know if I should be concerned about that?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My husband has noticed bruising all over my body but I have no clue how i got them. The bruises are reddish with others being bluish. What are they?
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A female asked:
Severe internal bruising on back from fall 3 mos ago.Imaging neg. Still pain w/ excrse.Now 2inch circle indentation in rt side back.What does it mean?
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A 45-year old female asked:
What causes pin point bruising?
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