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Cause Of Sudden Bruising With Purplish Colouration In The Knee While Scrubbing?

i was taking a bath and i was scrubbing my knees and when i look back at one of them it turned really purple and red all of a sudden. It doesn't hurt but i dont know what happend, did i pop a vein? my knee didnt get bumpy or puffed up it just got really bruised out of nowhere.
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.

you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises.

Get your platelet levels checked.

Usually it takes around 2 weeks for the bruise to heal,

you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief.

A photograph would have helped me better.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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Cause Of Sudden Bruising With Purplish Colouration In The Knee While Scrubbing?

Hello, Thanks for the query. you might be having a low platelet count and hence you are developing these bruises. Get your platelet levels checked. Usually it takes around 2 weeks for the bruise to heal, you can use oint thrombophobe to get a faster relief. A photograph would have helped me better. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you