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Excessively BRUISED and ITCHY legs!!
by CAJ80, Jun 27, 2009 01:27AM
About a week and a half ago I started to get really itchy legs, I have been itching them badly (although I try not to) and now for about a week I have really bad bruising mostly on my thighs but also a few on my calves as well. I itch alittle on my arms too but nothing like my legs. About 2 weeks ago before this all started, I had my blood drawn and my WBC were a tiny bit elevated (i cant remember the exact number, but it was a very tiny elevation) and it also said I had a bit of a liver elevation???? The I called and told the drs about this and they said after a couple weeks if the itching doesnt go away then to come in, they said the bruises are from itching, I have never bruised easily as far as I can remember and I really dont think I am scratching hard enough to bruise myself. Can a liver elevation cause itching and bruising? They never really said anything about it. ALSO, I have been taking the weight loss pill Alli for about 3 months now. Could that have something to do with it? It doesnt thin your blood does it?? I really dont have any other symptoms other than itching and bruising. The bruises do go away after a short time but new ones come to replace them, what could it be?
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Liver enlargement or hepatomegaly can lead to deranged liver functions which can cause itching on the body.Easy bruisability can also be due to liver dysfunction. Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis and cirrhosis)reduces the production of chemical clotting factors. These clotting factors normally stop little bits of bleeding under the skin by blood clotting. Due to reduction of liver clotting factors and platelets, this would tend to cause easy bruising, which is actually bleeding under the skin.Pls get your liver function tests(SGOT,SGPT)done to rule it out.
I hope that helps. Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.