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Bleeding Into the Skin
Alternate Names : Ecchymoses, Petechiae, Pinpoint Red Spots on the Skin, Skin Spots - Red
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
Your doctor will perform a physical examination and ask questions about the bleeding, such as:
- Has there been a recent injury or accident?
- Have you been ill lately?
- Have you had radiation therapy or chemotherapy?
- What other medical treatments have you had?
- Do you take aspirin more than once a week?
- Do you take Coumadin, heparin, or other "blood thinners" (anticoagulants)?
- Has it occurred repeatedly?
- Has a tendency to bleed into the skin been present lifelong?
- Did it start in infancy (for example, with circumcision)?
- Did it start with surgery or a tooth extraction?
The following diagnostic tests may be performed:
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• Definition
• Bleeding Into the Skin: Overview & Considerations
• Bleeding Into the Skin: Common Causes
• Bleeding Into the Skin: Home Care & Treatment
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
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Tests & Exams
• Bleeding Time
• Blood Differential
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• CBC
• Platelet Count
Other Topics
• Allergic Reactions
• Bruise
• Chemotherapy
• Paleness
• Purpura
• Rashes
Review Date : 9/8/2003
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. editorial. Previously reviewed by Anthony E. Douglas, M.D., Department of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (1/17/2002).
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