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Unsatisfactory explanation of recent bruising on forearms/hands
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 20, 2022 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
I’m a 75 year woman that has bleeding and bruising on top of my forearms and both legs from the knee to the ankle. The skin doctor took a biopsy and I did not have vasculitis. She diagnosis the skin issue as Purpura due sun damage. My bruising takes the form of scratch's and complete bruising of the entire legs. My legs has looked like I have had trauma to my legs. My Rheumatologist is sending me to a hematologist for another opinion. Since I’m out at many social lot I’ve been wearing long pants and using want the skin doctor recommended for the arms, called Dermablend makeup and a setting powder. Purchased from Amazon, It gets use to applying, however, once on it covers well and looks natural.My Best to all of you and I will write the diagnosis from the hematologist,
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80 year old man.
The bruises started when I was about 70 I believe.
I have had Solar Purpura for years. I get easy purplish bruises on my arms, often even when I did not even notice the touch. If I groom yard plants, I may get several of the quick appearing bruises and never notice that I've been touched. The only good news is that the bruises go away in 4-5 days. It was first diagnosed as "Senile Purpura". Later a young dermatologist called it "Solar Purpura".
Time in Sun. I am certain that my purplish bruises were caused by the sun. For decades, I played tennis and did not use sun block. (Often in evening after work.) The location of my T shirt sleeve line shows skin above that looks young and healthy. The skin below looks different thinner and more wrinkled and gets the Solar Purpura bruises. My arms below the T shirt line gets these bruises and nowhere else. I did not do much time at the beach or otherwise get sun. For other activities than tennis, I usually had long pants on. The arms received much more sun. My legs do not get the Purpura bruises.
Sometimes the bruises get brushed and might bleed more easily. I don't regularly take any know blood thinners.
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Wow, I'm sorry about your situation. It sounds like this Purpura condition is related to sun damage, and my arms from mid bicep to wrist have had a lot of sun from both outside working and outside running for many years. Nothing on my face though, other than the itchy, scaly skin underneath the bottom of my sunglasses. Guess its because I don't use my face for anything! Nothing on my legs at all, although I used to get a good suntan there for years too. Guess I'll need to watch for that. I wish you the best.