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What Causes Unexplained Bruising In The Armpit Region?

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Posted on Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Question: what causes an armpit to become bruised with no trama or injury?
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please give additional information.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since when has this occurred?
Is it recurrent?
Do you use any deodorant or scents?
Have any activities/ atmosphere which increases perspiration/sweating?
Any medical problems like diabetes or so?

Awaiting for your feedback.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (13 hours later)
First time this is ever happened the bruises just appeared no new deodorant or anything like that no injury not sure about any additional medical issues
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Intertrigo.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

The picture is suggestive of a condition called Intertrigo.

Commonest causes are the inflammatory reaction of the skin to the sweating accumulated due to its typical position as it does not evaporate.

This is further associated with hot humid atmosphere, the friction of opposing skin surfaces and so on.

The treatment is to treat the cause:
Cleaning with water as many times as possible and then to use cotton cloth or hairdryer to evaporate the water/sweat.
Using loose clothes.
Allow proper aeration of the area.
Avoid hot and humid atmosphere.
All such care usually takes care of the problem.
Multivitamins do help in early healing.

I hope this answer helps you.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Unexplained Bruising In The Armpit Region?

Brief Answer: Please give additional information. Detailed Answer: Hi, Please give additional information for me to assist you better: Since when has this occurred? Is it recurrent? Do you use any deodorant or scents? Have any activities/ atmosphere which increases perspiration/sweating? Any medical problems like diabetes or so? Awaiting for your feedback. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon