Suggest Treatment For Unexplained Severe Bruising On The Legs
Disorder of clotting factors or vessel wall disorder suspected.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Bruising on any part of body can be due to trauma.
Bruising due to trivial trauma or spontaneous bruising can occur due to abnormality of clotting factors or disorder of vessel wall.
Bleeding from vessel after trauma is prevented by action of clotting factors and integrity of vessel wall.
Platelets also play an important role, however, disorders of platelets lead to pin point purple or blue spots.
Certain investigations need to be done to differentiate between these various lesions.
These investigations are - platelet count, bleeding time, clotting time, prothrombin time, activated thromboplastin time and INR.
You may consult your hematologist for prescription of these tests.
These tests will identify the most probable cause of bruising.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Yes, you need to consult a physician preferably a hematologist.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Yes you need to consult a physician preferably a hematologist.
Thanks
Dr Shailja Puri