Easy bruising can occur because of deficient blood-clotting elements or when the blood vessels are weakened by diseases (such as scurvy caused by a deficiency of vitamin C), medications (such as aspirin, corticosteroids, coumadin, clopidogrel, prednisone, and prednisolone), supplements (fish oil, ginkgo), nutrient deficiencies (vitamins K, E, C, iron), low estrogen levels (pregnancy, perimenopause, 1st half of menstrual cycle), and aging - because of thinning skin and weakening capillaries.
Injury creating area of discolored skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels without damaging the skin. Medically speaking, bruise is a contusion, an injury to tissue usually without laceration, and a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and possibly venules are damaged by trauma allowing blood to seep just under the skin.
Easy bruising can occur because of deficient blood-clotting elements or when the blood vessels are weakened by diseases (such as scurvy caused by a deficiency of vitamin C), medications (such as aspirin, corticosteroids, coumadin, clopidogrel, prednisone, and prednisolone), supplements (fish oil, ginkgo), nutrient deficiencies (vitamins K, E, C, iron), low estrogen levels (pregnancy, perimenopause, 1st half of menstrual cycle), and aging - because of thinning skin and weakening capillaries.
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injury caused by exposure to heat or flame, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. 1st degree burn may lead to red skin and some swelling, 2nd degree leads to blisters and severe pain, 3rd degree burns involve all layers of the skin and cause permanent tissue damage, while 4th degree damage muscle and can be fatal. The treatment of burns may include the removal of dead tissue (debridement), applying dressings to the wound, antibiotics, and skin grafting. |
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