Hi doctor,I was told toda y by my doctors office that I have anemia.they want me to redo the test in one month. Ive been having small little brusing on inner arms some as large as an eraser and small as the width of a pencil lead. Ive also seen a bruise on my thigh the size of a quarter. Think there can be a connection?Thank you, Mary
Hi and thanks for the question, Is anemia is associated with easy bruising, the main possibility to be exploited and excluded is a bone marrow pathology, a lesion with the kidneys with inadequate secretion of a hormone called erythropoietin, responsible for both red blood cells and platelet production and a spleen defect. The platelet production is very much linked to red blood cells production. Low platelets generally lower than 50.000/mm3 could lead to easy bruising. A complete blood count with platelet counts measured is needed. If low again, the opinion of a hematologist might count significantly in the diagnostics and management. Thanks and kind regards, Bain LE, MD.