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What Is The Bruise On My Spine?
I have a small, unexplainable bruise on my spine, right wear my bra would be, I have had it for 2 months and pain only on one spine bone (were the bruising is). The pain has recently gotten worse. It hurts just to sit back in a chair or in the car. I have had absolutly no injury or trauma.
Fri, 23 Dec 2016
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a chronic infection.
A tumor can not be excluded either.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending doctor for a careful physical check up and some tests:
- a spine CT scan to exclude a possible tumor
- complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate for inflammation
Other tests may be needed if suspicions of a tumor are raised. Biopsy would be necessary in such case.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a chronic infection.
A tumor can not be excluded either.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending doctor for a careful physical check up and some tests:
- a spine CT scan to exclude a possible tumor
- complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate for inflammation
Other tests may be needed if suspicions of a tumor are raised. Biopsy would be necessary in such case.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
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