bruising on the legs (zach)

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I was wondering if anyone knew what can cause bruising on a leg all down the front? I know zach falls quite a bit cause he likes to run into things. He thinks its "fun".

He did have low platelets for a bit but they're norm now. The legs are the only part they're bruising and its all down the tibia bone. Any ideas?

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s legs are CONSTANTLY bruised... I was really worried at one

point, because it was seriously excessive, but his platelettes and

blood work was all normal, so Ive chalked it up to a) his

stumbling/falling, and hes 2... lol!

But yea i used to get really freaked out at how much the fronts of

his shins would be bruised but it never was serious in the end...

If his platelettes and bloodwork is normal, and the doc isnt

concerned i wouldnt be either...

Keely

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> I was wondering if anyone knew what can cause bruising on a leg

all down the front? I know zach falls quite a bit cause he likes to

run into things. He thinks its " fun " .

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> He did have low platelets for a bit but they're norm now. The legs

are the only part they're bruising and its all down the tibia bone.

Any ideas?

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> mom to zach 4 ga2 alexis 6

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is always bruised too!!! I know it's because he fall and runs into things alot.

I know people who are hypoglycemic bruise easier, I bruise really easy too. Zach sounds like my , always thinking that running into things are fun, or play falling etc...

I don't think I'd worry to much, maybe mention it to the doc next time you're in.

sarah wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew what can cause bruising on a leg all down the front? I know zach falls quite a bit cause he likes to run into things. He thinks its "fun".

He did have low platelets for a bit but they're norm now. The legs are the only part they're bruising and its all down the tibia bone. Any ideas?

mom to zach 4 ga2 alexis 6

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I get this. I am always discovering very large bruises on my upper legs. For me, it is due to scratching. I have two bad knees and the muscles are weak in my upper thigh. My right leg has nerve damage from too many surgeries. I cannot tell you why I tend to bruise easily from this, I just do. I think my legs are itchy from muscle twitches or just the numbness is bothersome when wearing constricting clothes. (I always notice more bruising when cold outside, and I'm wearing jeans.) Maybe Zach has some sensory issues, and the clothing is bothering him, causing him to be "itchy".

Just a thought

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My kids have a bleeding disorder. My guess is that many mito kids have bleeding

disorders but they have not really been evaluated well. Just checking platelets,

etc is

not enough. Have they checked PT, PTT, platelets, von Willebrand's factor,

factor 8,

etc? Some kids have mucocutaneous clotting disorders. There are a whole bunch of

things that can be checked. My son's von Willebrand factor is low/borderline.

He gets

DDAVP when he has a GI bleed or has a procedure.

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Kaitlyn, my 9 yr old who is being screened is always bruised and

gentics doc said that it was due her having thrombocytopenia. She is

always bruised everywhere but worst on her legs. I dont think she has

not ever had a bruise in some stage of healing on her legs since she

was small. 13 mos- has bruising on his back along his spinal

cord all the time for some reason as well , dont know if he has the

same thing as oldest dd or not.

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> I was wondering if anyone knew what can cause bruising on a leg all

down the front? I know zach falls quite a bit cause he likes to run

into things. He thinks its " fun " .

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> He did have low platelets for a bit but they're norm now. The legs

are the only part they're bruising and its all down the tibia bone.

Any ideas?

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> mom to zach 4 ga2 alexis 6

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Leah bruises easily on that part of her body. And she doesn't walk either.

She wears AFO's during the afternoon at school and we notice that she will

have a bruise on her leg some times; but not always. I thought it had to

do with her low muscle tone. May be her teachers know why this happens.

They always amaze me with their knowledge of things; especially when it

comes to Leah.

Nerenhausen

mom to Leah

sarah wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew what can cause bruising on a leg all

down the front? I know zach falls quite a bit cause he likes to run into

things. He thinks its "fun".

He did have low platelets for a bit but they're norm now. The legs

are the only part they're bruising and its all down the tibia bone. Any ideas?

mom to zach 4 ga2 alexis 6

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