What is hematoma, and where do they come from, everyone knows from early childhood. Most often bruises on the legs appear due to mechanical or physical effects. The stain on the body is nothing more than the gore under the skin. Even with minor damage, the vessels may burst. At the same time, a small amount of blood flows out of them. But sometimes hematomas are formed for no apparent reason.
Why do I have bruises on my legs?
Explanations of this can be quite a lot. And what is important - not all of them are harmless:
- Very often the cause of the formation of hematomas is in the increased fragility of the vessels. The problem develops against a background of hypovitaminosis. As you know, the body suffers from a lack of vitamins in the main in the spring, so the bruises cover the legs more intensively during this period.
- In some cases, hematomas are the first symptom of varicose veins.
- If there are bruises on your feet for no apparent reason, you should undergo a checkup. It is possible, behind this is an autoimmune disease - systemic vasculitis . Among the main differences of this ailment is the formation of spots all over the body, as well as the appearance of pain in large joints.
- People who have capillaries located close to the surface of the skin, suffer from bruises all the time.
- Stains on the legs, similar to bruises, sometimes occur against the background of taking certain medications. The formation of hematomas is facilitated by blood thinning Aspirin and most painkillers.
- Another reason is thrombocytopenia. It is also an autoimmune disease in which the body confuses healthy platelets with potentially dangerous ones and produces antibodies against them. When the level of these blood bodies decreases, bruises may appear.
- In some patients, bruises themselves appear on their feet due to abnormalities in the functioning of the liver. After all, the body produces a large number of substances responsible for blood clotting.
- Specialists had to deal with cases when hematomas formed on the legs of patients with hypertension, rheumatism or chronic tonsillitis .
What if I have bruises on my legs?
To begin with, of course, you need to determine the causes of hematoma. In the case of hypovitaminosis, for example, vitamin complexes help save bruises, and in case of hypertension - prolonged treatment.
External manifestations of the problem can be eliminated with either troxevasin or Heparin ointment.