Bruising is often a sign that there's been an injury to blood vessels. Blood escapes the injured vessel and appears as a dark ...

We present the case of a 10-month-old male infant who presented to accident and emergency with unexplained bruising of the ear. Initial blood tests showed no clotting or platelet abnormalities and non ...

Unexplained weight loss ... especially in the long bones of the arms and legs. Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma may infiltrate ...

Confirming maltreatment and assessing bruises in this context can be challenging for clinicians. Case Summary We present the case of a 4 year old girl who presented with an unexplained big bruise with ...

While a post-mortem could not ascertain the cause of death it revealed the seven-month-old had suffered unexplained trauma to her body, bruises on top of her forehead and buttocks, swelling to her ...

It found evidence of rough handling, unexplained bruising and staff shouting, although allegations were not always reported to authorities. The Oxfordshire agency, whose previous rating of "good ...

Aim To describe the features (demographic, history, and investigations) of non-accidental injury (NAI), unintentional, and unexplained ear bruising in children over a 10 year period (2006– 2016) at ...

Care home residents who suffered a "high level of unexplained bruising" had their human rights breached, a damning report said. Elmcroft Care Home, run by Abbey Healthcare near Maldon, Essex ...