If you suddenly have unknown bruises on your body, be careful because your body may be sending you a warning! A 40-year-old woman went to the doctor because she had “weird bruises” on her body, fearing she had a blood disease. After ultrasound, surgery and other procedures, it was discovered that in addition to suffering from severe fatty liver, the woman actually had liver cancer. The doctor reminded that when The appearance of 3 types of bruises may be a warning sign and should not be taken lightly.
Tan Wing Kin, CEO of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Min Sing General Hospital, shared a case on his Facebook fan page and personal website. This 40-year-old woman with a slightly plump figure went to the doctor because of unknown bruises on her body and was worried that she had hemophilia or other blood disorders. Disease, after examination, it was found that she had severe fatty liver. Ultrasound examination revealed cirrhosis of the liver and some nodular lesions in the liver. The physician’s test also found that there was an abnormal cell. After surgery, the woman was in the early stage of liver cancer.
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According to statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are among the top 10 causes of death in the country. Not only hepatitis B and C cause liver cancer, but also fatty liver disease. Chen Rongjian said that due to long-term inflammation of the liver, severe non-alcoholic steatohepatitis may develop into liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
Let’s talk about bruises again. When being hit by an external force, it is easy to cause capillaries to rupture, causing blood to accumulate in the subcutaneous tissue, forming bruises and blood stasis on the skin surface. The bruises will disappear after about a week, but Chen Rongjian said that the body has 3 Be careful with bruises.
unexplained bruising: There are no external injuries, but there are inexplicable bruises all the time on the body.
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The bruise never heals: Blood bruises should subside within 7-10 days.
Bruises expand in area and appear strange in color: Generally, when the bruises recede, the area of the bruise will expand and the color will become lighter. However, if the area continues to expand but the color is still very dark, you should be aware that it may be a systemic problem.
Chen Rongjian said that common conditions are lack of vitamins C and K, which are more likely to cause inexplicable bruises, or taking drugs, such as arrhythmia drugs, heart drugs, blood pressure drugs, etc., can also affect the liver. People with poor kidney function or even liver cirrhosis are prone to blood bruising; or there is infection in the body, resulting in abnormal coagulation factors and prone to bruising. If people have the above symptoms, they should seek professional doctors for differential diagnosis.
