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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