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What Could Line Of Bruises Across Lower Abdomen Without Any Injury Indicate?
my 78 year old mother has developed a line of what looks like bruises across her lower abdomen. They are about the size of a quarter, and eight of them are in a straight line- very odd looking. She does not recall anything that would have caused them, and says they do not feel like a bruise when touched.
Sat, 14 Dec 2013
Hi,
I can understand your concern for bruises across lower abdomen without any injury in your mother.
After reading your query it appears to be simple age related process which is known as "Senile Purpura".
In most of the circumstances these bruises are normal in its appearance without any cause. You can go for your routine blood check up concerning mainly to bleeding time, clotting time and platelet count. If these are normal then there is o need of worry. If these comes abnormal then you should preferably meet a physician.
The marks will fade by itself in next 14 days, so there is no need to apply anything over the same.
Hope these information will relax you.
Take care.
I can understand your concern for bruises across lower abdomen without any injury in your mother.
After reading your query it appears to be simple age related process which is known as "Senile Purpura".
In most of the circumstances these bruises are normal in its appearance without any cause. You can go for your routine blood check up concerning mainly to bleeding time, clotting time and platelet count. If these are normal then there is o need of worry. If these comes abnormal then you should preferably meet a physician.
The marks will fade by itself in next 14 days, so there is no need to apply anything over the same.
Hope these information will relax you.
Take care.
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