Bruises on skin, everyday there is a new one?!
Question: I have a friend who is getting black and blue bruises on her skin, it began with one or two, and now she has quite a few, she made an appt. with her Doctor, she is not on comedem, nor is she taking any aspirin, has anyone experience this before?
Answers: I have a friend who is getting black and blue bruises on her skin, it began with one or two, and now she has quite a few, she made an appt. with her Doctor, she is not on comedem, nor is she taking any aspirin, has anyone experience this before?
your friend is having what so called spontaneous ecchymosis which is a bleeding problems can range from mild to severe.
She may be having a defects in the coagulation system which occur as a result of deficiencies in clotting factors, missing clotting factors, or changes in platelet function. These disorders can be inherited, may be due to an underlying disease, or may be side effects of drugs or medication.
the following deferential diagnosis needed to be addressed
Deficiencies in factor II, V, VII, XII
Vitamin K Deficiency
Hemophilia A and B and Von Willebrand's Disease
ITP
TTP
Congenital Antithrombin III; protein c and protein s deficiency
Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Although you mentioned that she is not taking aspirin, or coumodine however other medications may lead to the symptoms which includes but not limited to
Drugs -- cephalosporins, penicillins, dipyridamole, alcohol, sulfonamides, Rifampin, methyldopa, Phenytoin, warfarin, heparin, urokinase, TPA, NSAIDs (e.g., aspirin), diuretics, allopurinol, etc.
Not to scare you but it sounds like a friend of mine, she had leaukemia, have her get to the doctor pronto..
maybe the gnomes are kicking her when she sleeps.
I think people who bruise easily could have a problem with their blood, something to do with platelets or white blood cells or capillaries.
Uneplained bruising, broken capilliaries on the skin's surface, easy susceptibility to flu's and colds and bloodshot eyes are all symptoms of vitamin deficiency.
Eat more foods rich in this vitamin ie: leafy green vegies, citrus fruits such as lemons, limes and oranges, tomatoes and potatoes, red and green peppers.
vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and as such our bodies our bodies can neither produce or store it therefore we need to ingest it on a daily basis or suffer the consequences as your friend unfortunately is.
Things that may be robbing you of your precious vitamin C supplies are alcohol, cough syrups, antibiotics, antihistamines, aspirin, the oral contraceptive, prednisone, tobacco and antidepressants.............. :0)
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This is probably a skin condition... My french teacher gets em and they look A LOT like bruises.... Your friend might have Hematoma....I found this link for ya on WebMD since I can't really explain well!! Here ya go!:
The capillaries may be 'thin-skinned' and respond that way to even moderate touch. There may be vitamin-deficiency but a dematologist should diagnose,
no,but it could be very dangerous see your doctor