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What Does Deep Purple Colored Mark On My Skin Indicate?
I get deep purple colored markings under my skin with the slightest bumping or banging into something. Most of the time I don t even realize I ve injured myself. It seems to run in our family and when my dad passes away, both of his arms were solid purple! Any thoughts would be helpful. Also, they don t hurt.
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
Are you in any medication for blood thinning like aspirin? Do you suffer from excessive bleeding from wounded areas after any injury ? Or bleeding from gums/ joint swelling? What you are getting is called purpura.. however, a detailed lab investigations need to be done to find cause of it.I suggest you visit a hematologist or maybe just a physician for investigations.
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