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Can An Iron Deficiency Cause Bruises On Upper Leg?

Can an iron deficiency cause you to wake up with bruises on the outside of upper part of the leg? Have been anemic before, while pregnant, not tested lately. The bruises disappear during the day & reappear the next morning, sometimes not as bad as a different day.
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Bruises during pregnancy may be seen in anaemia which you have for long times. But you have to exclude other causes of bruises especially which are dangerous, as for e.g. coagulopathy, gestational thrombocytopenia, DIC, preeclampsia, haemophilia etc. It is better to attend a nearby gynaecologist to exclude these types of diseases.
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Can An Iron Deficiency Cause Bruises On Upper Leg?

Bruises during pregnancy may be seen in anaemia which you have for long times. But you have to exclude other causes of bruises especially which are dangerous, as for e.g. coagulopathy, gestational thrombocytopenia, DIC, preeclampsia, haemophilia etc. It is better to attend a nearby gynaecologist to exclude these types of diseases.