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What Causes Spreading Bruise On Foot?
Question: I discovered a bruise on the top of my foot and it began to spread and tonight I noticed it had a white center and I tried to scratch if off but it is in the skin and looks somewhat scaley after I picked at it. Do not remember hitting the top of my foot but I was outside in the yard with no shoes on a few days ago.
Brief Answer:
Senile purpura
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
As age progresses skin becomes wrinkled and the elastin and collagen content decreases. Thus support on small blood vessels decrease. So even very minor trauma like scratches or bumps can cause bruising, we call it senile purpura. As bruise becomes old color changes from red to blue, black, green and yellow can be noticed over it. There is a small possibility of infection causing pus filled centre.
Spider bites can also cause bruise like rash, but this will be usually painful.
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can assess the bruise. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Hope this helped,
Take care
Senile purpura
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
As age progresses skin becomes wrinkled and the elastin and collagen content decreases. Thus support on small blood vessels decrease. So even very minor trauma like scratches or bumps can cause bruising, we call it senile purpura. As bruise becomes old color changes from red to blue, black, green and yellow can be noticed over it. There is a small possibility of infection causing pus filled centre.
Spider bites can also cause bruise like rash, but this will be usually painful.
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can assess the bruise. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Hope this helped,
Take care
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