Al-Marsad newspaper: Russian doctor Alexander Myasnikov revealed the differences between bruises that appear on the skin, noting that some of them may indicate blood problems.
He explained that the presence of many bruises on the body, may indicate problems with platelets.
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Bruises are different from each other.
As a rule, a person does not pay attention to blows and minor injuries that can eventually cause bruises. But the appearance of bruises suddenly and without reason, may indicate health problems. For example, large bruises may indicate problems with blood clotting and low blood platelets.
2- The problem of platelets may be due to medication or food
Platelets play an important role in the blood clotting process. These platelets originate in the bone marrow and protect the body from bleeding, and they react immediately when a vessel is damaged, forming a blood clot. The number of these platelets in normal conditions ranges from 150,000 to 400,000 cells in 1 μl.
The doctor recommended a blood analysis to determine the amount of blood platelets, and in the event of a decrease in the number of platelets, the doctor prescribes the necessary medication, as well as changing the lifestyle, quitting smoking and drinking alcohol, and adding food items rich in vitamin K to the diet.
3- A bruise may be a symptom of a serious illness
He pointed out that there are autoimmune diseases, where antibodies lose the ability to distinguish between “enemy and friend”, and begin to “eat” blood platelets. This occurs in the case of liver diseases and viral infections, such as Epstein-Barr virus, HIV, hepatitis B and C, as well as with various types of tumors.