Bruising
Bruising: Introduction
Further information about Bruising is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Bruising:
arm bruise, leg bruise, ankle bruise, back bruise, breast bruise, buttock bruise, calf bruise, chest bruise
or other types.
Bruising is the body's normal response to local trauma or damage.
Local bruising needs investigation to diagnose and treat the underlying
cause of the bruising.
Certain medical conditions such as bleeding disorders
can also lead to more generalized or excessive bruising.
People with these conditions bruise easily and more than normal.
Some possibilities include hemophilia (genetic disease)
and the lesser known and often undiagnosed Von Willebrand's disease.
Any unexplained bruising needs medical investigation....more »
» Review Causes of Bruising:
Causes | Assessment Questionnaire »
Causes of Bruising:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Bruising.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
See full list of 348
causes of Bruising
» Review Causes of Bruising:
Causes | Assessment Questionnaire »
Home Diagnostic Testing and Bruising
Home medical tests possibly related to Bruising:
Causes of Types of Bruising:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Bruising:
Review causes of types of Bruising in more specific categories:
Review causes of more specific types of Bruising:
See full list of 81
types for Bruising
Bruising Treatments
Review further information on Bruising Treatments.
Alternative Treatments for Bruising
Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Bruising may include:
Stories from Users for Bruising
Real-life user stories relating to Bruising:
Message Boards for Bruising
Symptom specific forums:
The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards
relate to Bruising or relevant symptoms:
Diagnostic tests for Bruising:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Bruising. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine for bruises which may suggest Hemophilia, Christmas disease, platelet disorders or disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Examine for petechial body rash (pinhead size red rash) which is common in any disorder that might cause thrombocytopenia (reduced platelets), platelet dysfunction or vasculitis
- Examine for bleeding gums - if bleeding gums is present with skin bruises suggests platelet disorders or disseminated intravascular coagulation.
- Look for gum hypertrophy (enlargement) which occurs in monocytic Leukemia, pregnancy, scurvy, gingivitis and in patients taking phenytoin
- Examine for evidence of malignancy e.g. enlarged lymph nodes
- Examine for enlarged spleen which may suggest Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, lupus erythematosus, thrombocytopenic purpura or aplastic anemia
- more tests...»
See full list of 22
diagnostic tests for Bruising
Bruising: Animations
More Bruising animations & videos
Medications or substances causing Bruising:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Bruising as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
See full list of 70
medications causing Bruising
Drug interactions causing Bruising:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Bruising as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Miconazole and warfarin interaction
- Verapamil and Propranolol interaction
- Verapamil and Allopurinol interaction
- Warfarin and Metronidazole interaction
- Chlorambucil and Aspirin interaction
- Leukeran and Aspirin interaction
- more interactions...»
See full list of 7
drug interactions causing Bruising
Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Bruising
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Bruising:
Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Bruising. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
Create your printable checklist here.
See Bruising Assessment Questionnaire (17
listings)
Bruising: Deaths
Read more about causes and Bruising deaths.
Misdiagnosis and Bruising
Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder
called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly...read more »
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Bruising
Bruising: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
Other ways to find a doctor, or use doctor, physician and specialist online research services:
Organs affected by Bruising:
The list of organs typically affected by Bruising may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Bruising
The list below shows some of the causes of Bruising mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 348
causes of Bruising
How Common are these Causes of Bruising?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Bruising.
Of the 348
causes of Bruising that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 6
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 13
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 332
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 348
causes of Bruising
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Bruising:
The following list of conditions
have 'Bruising' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which
include a symptom of Bruising or choose View All.
A
- Aantibodies anti-FVIIIc syndrome
... easy bruising
- Accidental injury
... Bruise
- Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
... easy bruising
- Acquired Aplastic Anemia
... easy bruising
- Acquired hypoprothrombinemia
... easy bruising
- Acquired prothrombin deficiency
... easy bruising
- Acquired pure megakaryocytic aplasia
... easy bruising
- Acute biphenotypic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute cholinergic dysautonomia
... bruises
- Acute erythroleukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute kidney failure
... bruising
- Acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage
... easy bruising
- Acute leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult
... easy bruising
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Susceptibility to
... easy bruising
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Susceptibility to, 1
... easy bruising
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Susceptibility to, 2
... easy bruising
- Acute megacaryoblastic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 1
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 2
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 3
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 4
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 5
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 7
... easy bruising
- Acute myelocytic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to alkylating agent
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to topoisomerase type II inhibitor
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, therapy related
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloid leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute myeloid leukemia, adult
... easy bruising
- Acute non lymphoblastic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Adiposis Dolorosa
... bruises
- ADP platelet receptor P2Y12, deficiency of
... easy bruising
- Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome
... easy bruising
- ALL-Down syndrome
... easy bruising
- Altamira syndrome
... bruising
- Amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
... easy bruising
- Amyloidosis AL
... easy bruising
- Ankle fracture
... bruised ankle
- Ankle sprain
... ankle bruising
- Antepartum Eclampsia
... easy bruising
- Anti-plasmin deficiency, congenital
... easy bruising
- Anticoagulant poisoning
... bruising
- Aortic dilatation- joint hypermobility- arterial tortuosity
... easy bruising
- Aplastic anemia
... easy bruising
- Arm fracture
... bruised arm
- ATRUS syndrome
... easy bruising
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
... bruising easily
- Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
... bruising easily
B
C
- Caterpillar-induced bleeding syndrome
... easy bruising
- Caterpillar-induced bleeding syndrome -- Lonomia achelous
... easy bruising
- Caterpillar-induced bleeding syndrome -- Lonomia obliqua
... easy bruising
- Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
... easy bruising
- Chemical poisoning -- Anticoagulant rodenticide
... easy bruising
- Chemical poisoning -- Brodifacoum
... easy bruising
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromadiolone
... easy bruising
- Chlorophacinone rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
... easy bruising
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 1
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 2
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 3
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 4
... easy bruising
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Susceptibility to, 5
... easy bruising
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
... easy bruising
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
... easy bruising
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
... easy bruising
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
... easy bruising
- Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia
... easy bruising
- Chronic renal insufficiency
... easy bruising
- Cirrhosis of the liver
... bruising easily
- CML-Like Syndrome, Familial
... easy bruising
- Coagulopathy
... easy bruising
- Coccyx injury
... bruised tailbone area
- Colles' fracture
... wrist bruise
- Compound fracture
... bruising
- Congenital Afibrinogenemia
... hematomas, bruises
- Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia
... easy bruising
- Congenital aplastic anemia
... easy bruising
- Coumachlor rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Coumafuryl rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Coumatetralyl rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Cryoglobulinemia
... bruising
- Cushing's disease
... Bruising easily
- Cushing's syndrome
... bruising easily
- Cutaneous vascularitis
... bruising
D
E
- Eclampsia
... easy bruising
- EDS V
... easy bruising
- Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome caused by tenascin-X deficiency
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 4
... Easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type II
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with periventricular heterotopia
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, 6B
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatospraxis type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliosis type
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form 2
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, tenascin-X deficiency
... easy bruising
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type
... easy bruising
- Elbow injury
... Bruising around the elbow
- Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
... bruises
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type
... easy bruising
- Essential thrombocytopenia
... easy bruising
- Essential thrombocytosis -- same as essential thrombocythemia
... easy bruising
F
G
H
I
K
L
- Letterer-Siwe disease
... bruises
- Leukemia
... bruising easily
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L1
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L2
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L3
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Myeloid
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Aggressive-Phase
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Negative
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Positive
... easy bruising
- Leukemia, T-cell, chronic
... easy bruising
- Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
... bruises
- Lipedema
... bruising
- Lymphoblastic lymphoma
... easy bruising
- Lymphocytic leukemia
... Easy bruising
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
- Volak rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Volid rodenticide poisoning
... easy bruising
- Von Gierke Disease
... Easy bruising
- Von Willebrand disease
... Bruising, bruising easily, easy bruising
- Von Willebrand disease, dominant form
... Bruising
- Von Willebrand disease, platelet type
... Bruising, bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, recessive form
... Bruising
- Von Willebrand disease, type 1
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 2
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 2A
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 2B
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 2M
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 2N
... bruising easily
- Von Willebrand disease, type 3
... bruising easily
W
X
Y
Conditions listing medical complications: Bruising:
The following list of medical conditions have
Bruising or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
C
M
N
Join in at the forums
Ask or answer a question about symptoms or diseases at one of our
free interactive user forums.
Medical story forums: If you have a medical story then we want to hear it.
See a list of all the medical forums
Causes of Bruising Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Bruising based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Bruising?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Bruising, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Bruising:
Subtypes of Bruising:
Arm bruise (9 causes), Leg bruise (15 causes), Ankle bruise (8 causes), Back bruise (7 causes), Breast bruise (8 causes), Buttock bruise (8 causes), Calf bruise (8 causes), Chest bruise (10 causes), Chin bruise (7 causes), Ear bruise (9 causes), Elbow bruise (10 causes), Eye bruise (5 causes), Eyelid bruise (6 causes), Facial bruise (7 causes), Eyebrow bruise (12 causes), Finger bruise (8 causes), Thumb bruise (6 causes), fingernail bruise (9 causes), foot bruise (10 causes), genital bruise (9 causes), penile bruise (12 causes), groin bruise (10 causes), gum bruise (9 causes), mouth bruise (20 causes), hand bruise (10 causes), heel bruise (14 causes), jaw bruise (8 causes), knee bruise (15 causes), lip bruise (7 causes), neck bruise (20 causes), nipple bruise (13 causes), nose bruise (12 causes), rib bruise (14 causes), scalp bruise (12 causes), stomach bruise (17 causes), testicle bruise (11 causes), thigh bruise (12 causes), toe bruise (3 causes), toenail bruise (8 causes), underarm bruise (6 causes), vein bruise (6 causes), vulva bruise (5 causes), wrist bruise (10 causes), anal bruise (5 causes), shin bruise (8 causes), forearm bruise (9 causes), shoulder bruise (5 causes), palm bruise (10 causes), Chafing (6 causes), Hematoma (332 causes), Upper bruise (6 causes), Battle's sign (3 causes), Easy bruising (246 causes), Epidural hematoma (1 cause), Subdural hematoma (5 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Bruising:
Bleeding symptoms (1783 causes), Hematoma (332 causes), Blood clot (347 causes), Skin color symptoms (2348 causes), Skin symptoms (5992 causes), Blood symptoms (2297 causes), Skin problems (3422 causes), Blood vessel symptoms (480 causes), Circulation symptoms (1579 causes), Clotting symptoms (301 causes), Abnormal blood test symptoms (1538 causes)
Symptoms related to Bruising:
Bleeding (1783 causes), Clotting symptoms (301 causes), Blue skin (412 causes), Skin color changes (2348 causes), Skin rash (461 causes), Fractures (149 causes), Falls (86 causes), Injuries, Autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome, Child abuse, Dercum disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (2 causes), Factor VIII antibodies, Scurvy, Thrombocytopenia (422 causes)
Medical articles on signs and symptoms:
Doctor-patient articles related to symptoms and diagnosis:
These general medical articles may be of interest:
See full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis
Medical News summaries about Bruising
Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Bruising and many other medical conditions:
More Ways To Research Medical Signs and Symptoms:
» Next page:
Causes of Bruising
Medical Tools & Articles:
Tools & Services:
Medical Articles:
Forums & Message Boards
- Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
