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Having Bruises On Back. Feeling Tender, Bluish And Flat. Bruise Swollen. Having Blood Clotting Disorders. Suggest?

My 38-yo daughter just called me. C/O about 30 fingertip-sized bruises on torso--goes from her side around to the back . They are flat, bluish and feel tender. She also has a bruise, the size of an orange on her calf. That bruise is swollen and tender. She says that these appeared today; has had no obvious trauma. I am concerned about DVT. With her 2 pregnancies she had a couple of blood clotting disorders and had to have lovenox every day for the duration of her pregnancies.
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Bruise like patches are seen in bleeding disorders which are called as petechial rashes. Those disorders can be confirmed by bleeding time and clotting time. But such patches are usually not tender. I am suspecting allergic reaction in your daughter most probably to food, or any contact allergy. I suggest you get those bruises examined by a doctor nearby you.
Deep vein thrombosis usually presents with severe pain and numbness of the limb rather than bruises.
If they are itchy, Tab Atarax 25mg twice daily for three days will help.
Thanks.
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Having Bruises On Back. Feeling Tender, Bluish And Flat. Bruise Swollen. Having Blood Clotting Disorders. Suggest?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. Bruise like patches are seen in bleeding disorders which are called as petechial rashes. Those disorders can be confirmed by bleeding time and clotting time. But such patches are usually not tender. I am suspecting allergic reaction in your daughter most probably to food, or any contact allergy. I suggest you get those bruises examined by a doctor nearby you. Deep vein thrombosis usually presents with severe pain and numbness of the limb rather than bruises. If they are itchy, Tab Atarax 25mg twice daily for three days will help. Thanks.