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Suggest Treatment For Random Bruising On Body
I'm a 25 yr old female leading a fairly healthy lifestyle (exercise 3 times a week, a glass of wine once a week, no smoking, no drugs except for 100mg zoloft every night). I have been noticing for the past 6-7 months, random blood clots and bruising appear on my body. I'm quite sure i'm not bumping myself into places that often everywhere! Please help me figure out what I should do now?
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Random bruising on body without any history of trauma could be due to disorders of coagulation factors.
Thus, a clinical assessment, relevant investigations especially platelet counts, bleeding time, clotting time, prothrombin time and activated thromboplastin time are required.
These investigations will determine whether there is any abnormality in the coagulation pathway and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Random bruising on body without any history of trauma could be due to disorders of coagulation factors.
Thus, a clinical assessment, relevant investigations especially platelet counts, bleeding time, clotting time, prothrombin time and activated thromboplastin time are required.
These investigations will determine whether there is any abnormality in the coagulation pathway and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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