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What Causes A Lump Under A Bruise After Taking Abdominal Injections?
Hi. I hae a blood clot and am currently taking Arixtra injections. After one of the abdominal injections I started to bruise, fairly normal. However this bruise has spread and is now roughly 6 inches by 3 inches. I also noticed that there is now a noticible lump under the bruise. The lump is much smaller then the bruise. Should I be worried?
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Hi,
From history it seems that due to Arixtra which is anticoagulant medicine used to prevent clots in the blood there might be having bleeding tendency might cause hematoma over the part giving this problem.
You might require estimation of Prothrombine time ( INR ) and accordingly the dose of anticoagulants to be adjusted.
Consult your treating doctor and discuss about this.
Meanwhile apply ice pack 2-3 times a day for few days.
Ok and take care.
From history it seems that due to Arixtra which is anticoagulant medicine used to prevent clots in the blood there might be having bleeding tendency might cause hematoma over the part giving this problem.
You might require estimation of Prothrombine time ( INR ) and accordingly the dose of anticoagulants to be adjusted.
Consult your treating doctor and discuss about this.
Meanwhile apply ice pack 2-3 times a day for few days.
Ok and take care.
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