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Reddish Blotch On The Sternum. Turned Into A Purple Bruise. No Injury And No Pain. Should I Worry?

For a couple of weeks ive noticed I have a red blotch on my sternum area-just to the left of the middle. It s been there for a few days-the other day it turned into a purple bruise . Now it s just red again. I don t remember getting injured in that area ... It is no painful at all to the touch Is it something to be concerned about?
Mon, 21 Oct 2013
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Dermatologist,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for the query.

you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises.

Get your platelet levels checked.

Usually it takes around 2 weeks for the bruise to heal,

you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief.

A photograph would have helped me better.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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Reddish Blotch On The Sternum. Turned Into A Purple Bruise. No Injury And No Pain. Should I Worry?

Hello, Thanks for the query. you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises. Get your platelet levels checked. Usually it takes around 2 weeks for the bruise to heal, you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief. A photograph would have helped me better. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you