What Causes Blood Spots Under the Skin?
Spots of blood under the skin often appear all of a sudden. Following are the common causes responsible for bleeding under the skin: • Health problems that affect blood clotting, like hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, certain forms of cancer like leukemia or multiple myeloma, lupus, cirrhosis or any other kinds of blood disorders. • Any kind of infection that leads to accumulation of toxic substances in the blood or tissue. • Swelling in the blood vessels or vasculitis. • In some people, blood spots under the skin occur due to hereditary reasons. • With aging, the fat layers under the skin becomes thin. As a result, the padding effect of the skin deteriorates. Therefore, even a minor injury on the skin can lead to the breakage of the blood vessels. • Medicines like aspirin and anticoagulants that causes thinning of blood. • Malnutrition caused by vitamin deficiency of vitamin B12 or C or K or folic acid. Treatment for Blood Spots Under the Skin In most cases, blood spots under the skin get
