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What Is The Indication Of Severe Bruising On Legs, Knee Caps And Thighs?

My 27 year old daughter has severe bruising on her legs, knee caps, and thighs. She has lost a lot of weight since December. She complains of being tired and no energy. I have scheduled a Drs appointment for her but I m curious as to what could be causing these problems
Fri, 2 Dec 2016
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First you should do C reactive protein, CBC, fasting blood glucose as a lab investigations. If there is only persistant swelling, we should exclude presence of inflammation ,but now you should start with analgesic and antiinflammatory oral and topical cream for 2 weeks.
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What Is The Indication Of Severe Bruising On Legs, Knee Caps And Thighs?

First you should do C reactive protein, CBC, fasting blood glucose as a lab investigations. If there is only persistant swelling, we should exclude presence of inflammation ,but now you should start with analgesic and antiinflammatory oral and topical cream for 2 weeks.