Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old male presented for his annual exam. The medical assistant (MA) checking the patient in remarked ...

WE’VE all been there… an explained deep purple mark appearing out of seemingly nowhere, on your arm the morning after the ...

That mysterious purple mark appearing on your arm without any memory of bumping into something might seem like a minor annoyance, but when bruising becomes frequent and unexplained, it could signal a ...

How Does It Work for ITP? There is no cure for ITP. Its symptoms can vary from person to person, with some people not having any symptoms. Because ITP causes low platelets, the main side effects that ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Low platelets can occur when your bone marrow doesn't make enough platelets ...

Accidentally knock into the corner of your couch or land on your butt while rollerblading and you can expect to see a bruise form pretty quickly. But for some people, new bruises seem to pop up out of ...

The healing time for a bruise can vary depending on how and where the bruise happened, your overall health, and other individual factors. Talk to your healthcare provider for tips on how to prevent ...

Isolated thrombocytopenia is a condition where your platelet levels are low, but other blood cell levels are within a typical range. It’s rare and potentially dangerous. Thrombocytopenia is also known ...