People with thrombophilia who take prescribed blood thinners may bruise more easily.
Sources
- Random Bruising: 13 Possible Causes Excluding Obvious Injury (healthline.com)
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22288-anticoagulants (my.clevelandclinic.org)
- https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/ask-the-experts/bruises-from-blood-thinners (bhf.org.uk)
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/easy-bruising/art-20045762 (mayoclinic.org)
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21797-thrombophilia (my.clevelandclinic.org)
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