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What Has Caused Bruises On Both My Legs?
Hi there,
I have many bruises running up and down both legs. I went to my PCP and she ordered some lab tests: hemogram, blood clot tests, and a thyroid test. All showed results in the normal range. The bruises are still appearing, and tend to be about the size of a quarter to the size of a tennis ball. They don't appear to have any bumps under them nor are they tender. They're blueish/purplish although one of the larger ones on my thigh is a blue/green color. I of course trust my doctor but I want to cover all my bases and see if there are any other causes I should be concerned about.
I do take sertaline daily and have an IUD in place.
Thanks for your help!
I have many bruises running up and down both legs. I went to my PCP and she ordered some lab tests: hemogram, blood clot tests, and a thyroid test. All showed results in the normal range. The bruises are still appearing, and tend to be about the size of a quarter to the size of a tennis ball. They don't appear to have any bumps under them nor are they tender. They're blueish/purplish although one of the larger ones on my thigh is a blue/green color. I of course trust my doctor but I want to cover all my bases and see if there are any other causes I should be concerned about.
I do take sertaline daily and have an IUD in place.
Thanks for your help!
Thu, 13 Mar 2014
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises.
Get your platelet levels, bleeding and clotting time checked.
Sometimes spontaneous bruising might be associated with dangerous systemic conditions.
I suggest you to get a thorough check up done.
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
Thanks for the query.
you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises.
Get your platelet levels, bleeding and clotting time checked.
Sometimes spontaneous bruising might be associated with dangerous systemic conditions.
I suggest you to get a thorough check up done.
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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