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What Causes Random Bruise, Itching And Numbness On Right Side Of Body?

About a week ago I woke up and my whole right thigh was asleep it actually didn t go away until the next morning. Why is this? And then yesterday my right thigh was itching as so hard I kept scratching and when I got home I checked and I had gotten a random bruise. What is this. Should I be concerned? Thanks.
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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yes you should be. your thigh can go asleep (medically called paresthesia) when some specific nerves supplying your thigh are compressed which can be due to to a wrong posture during sleep as you have mentioned. if it has resolved then you dont need to be worried. the bruise can be a result of scratching. but i will suggest you to consult a dermatologist for that so that he can have a look and give his opinion.
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What Causes Random Bruise, Itching And Numbness On Right Side Of Body?

yes you should be. your thigh can go asleep (medically called paresthesia) when some specific nerves supplying your thigh are compressed which can be due to to a wrong posture during sleep as you have mentioned. if it has resolved then you dont need to be worried. the bruise can be a result of scratching. but i will suggest you to consult a dermatologist for that so that he can have a look and give his opinion.