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Bruise On Inner, Upper Right Arm, Thigh, Swollen Foot. Increased Heart Medication Dosage. Reason?
Hi there! Please help ASAP! My father-in-law has woken up with a new bruise today on his inner, upper right arm...he also has a deep bruise on the back of his upper thigh on the same side as well as a swollen foot on the right side as well. He also had to triple his heart medication dosage in order to keep it in appropriate range. What do you think this would indicate?
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
Hi,
Your father in law would be having ecchymoses.
It may be due to age. So, it can called senile purpura. However,one should rule out other diseases after investigations and consulting expert dermatologist.
Some drugs may be responsible, for which one should correlate
Give him vitamin C and K.
Apply thrombophob oint.
I hope he might be improved.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
Your father in law would be having ecchymoses.
It may be due to age. So, it can called senile purpura. However,one should rule out other diseases after investigations and consulting expert dermatologist.
Some drugs may be responsible, for which one should correlate
Give him vitamin C and K.
Apply thrombophob oint.
I hope he might be improved.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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