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Bruise easily
Unexplained bruising
Easy bleeding
Blood does not clot
Bleed a lot from small cuts
Hard to stop bleeding
About the Symptom
Easy bruising refers to the condition of frequent bruising (typically on the arms and legs) without a specific cause like bumping into something. While many time it is a benign finding, some medications may cause easy bruising while it may also be a sign of underlying disease.
When to See a Doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
- Easy bruising
Possible Causes
Generally, Bruise easily can be related to:
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets, which are blood cells that help with clotting. ITP can cause low platelet levels, leading to easy bruising and bleeding. Triggers include infections like HIV and hepatitis.
- von Willebrand Disease (vWD)
von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a common genetic blood disorder that impairs blood clotting leading to excess bleeding. In people with vWD, a protein called von Willebrand factor that is critical to blood clotting either does not function properly or is insufficient. As a result, people with vWD bleed more easily.
- Congenital Hemophilia
Congenital hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder resulting in insufficient blood clotting due to a deficiency of clotting factors.
- Acquired Hemophilia
- Vasculitis (including Cryoglobulinemia)
- IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura)
- Liver Cirrhosis
Related Serious Diseases
Sometimes, Bruise easily may be related to these serious diseases:
- Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the body's blood cell-forming tissues. Blood cells circulate in our bloodstream and are created and matured in the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Leukemia involves white blood cells and lymphatic cells and has several types. The cancerous cells are produced in excess and do not function normally. Leukemias can be aggressive and cause symptoms or chronic and smolder for years.
- Malaria
- Acute Hepatitis
Doctor's Diagnostic Questions
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom:
- Do you bruise or bleed easily?
- When did you first notice that you were bleeding and bruising easily?
- How often do you experience bleeding and bruising easily?
- How is your easy bleeding and bruising now?
Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
Content updated on Feb 6, 2025
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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.29.24312810v1References
Ballas M, Kraut EH. Bleeding and bruising: a diagnostic work-up. Am Fam Physician. 2008 Apr 15;77(8):1117-24. PMID: 18481559.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18481559/