What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Thrombocytopenia?
Can be a bleeding disorder.
Detailed Answer:
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Development of bruises on your arms spontaneously without any history of injury is suggestive of a bleeding disorder. It can also happen due to prolonged intake of aspirin. You need to consult your physician to get a complete blood coagulation profile checked with APTT and platelet count to rule out other possible causes like thrombocytopenia.
This can also happen due to a viral infection in the recent past- decreases the synthesis of platelets from the bone marrow.
Presence of any autoimmune disorders also needs to be ruled out.
The treatment is based on the diagnosis and severity of the problem. Treatment is usually done by stopping aspirin, fluid infusion, steroids, immunoglobulins, blood transfusions, etc according to the severity of the condition.
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