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Bruises All Over Legs, Iron Levels Normal. Reason ?
approximately a week ago I began noticing brusies all over my legs, they appear even if I simply scratch my legs. I asked my hometown doctor and she checked my iron levels and said I was fine. I am concerned and can not seem to get any answers. I have never had anything like this happen I am healthy and rarely ill take care of myself.
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
Hi sudden appearance of bruises all over body can be due to several etiologies like anaemia.insect bite reaction.due to urticaria.diabetes.excessive dryness of skin.use atarax 25 mg at night.a broad spectrum antibiotic twice daily for five days.and application of moisteriser regularly twice daily and application of flutibact ointment over the lesions can cure it
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Spontaneous bruising could be due to some medications like aspirin, clopidogrel, gingko biloba, pain killers, steroids etc or due to decreased platelets and clotting factors or due to fragile capillaries due to ageing.
A complete blood count including platelets, bleeding and clotting time is important and not just iron levels. A visit to hematologist is ideal. Hope this helped.
Take care.
Welcome to healthcare magic
Spontaneous bruising could be due to some medications like aspirin, clopidogrel, gingko biloba, pain killers, steroids etc or due to decreased platelets and clotting factors or due to fragile capillaries due to ageing.
A complete blood count including platelets, bleeding and clotting time is important and not just iron levels. A visit to hematologist is ideal. Hope this helped.
Take care.
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