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Journal Article 
Review 
Easy bruisability.[summary for patients in South Med J. 2006 Jun;99(6):635; PMID: 16800427] 
Valente, MJ; Abramson, N 
2006 
1 
Southern Medical Journal
ISSN: 0038-4348
EISSN: 1541-8243 
99 
4 
366-370 
English 
16634245 
Physicians often see patients who complain of "easy bruising." The skill of the clinician is to identify those patients likely to have a potentially serious underlying disorder from those who do not. A detailed history often provides sufficient information. A comprehensive physical examination and possibly some baseline laboratory studies can add more data. These tools should permit the clinician to decide if the patient is either basically normal, may have simple contributing factors that lead to bruising, or is at significant risk of bleeding due to the presence of an underlying disorder. In certain circumstances, the situation will prompt the referral to a hematologist or other specialist (gastroenterologist, nephrologist, rheumatologist, endocrinologist, etc.). [References: 9] 
Blood Coagulation Disorders/co [Complications]; *Contusions/et [Etiology]; *Contusions/pp [Physiopathology]; Diet; Hemostasis/ph [Physiology]; Humans; Malnutrition/co [Complications]; Medical History Taking; Pharmaceutical Preparations/ae [Adverse Effects]; Physical Examination; Skin Aging/ph [Physiology]; 0 (Pharmaceutical Preparations)