Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

permanent bruise?

I was wondering is it possible to have permanent bruises or discolouration?

Is it still a bruise? what is it called if it isn't?

I have seen this twice, once was on a shin on a 50+ year old woman the "bruising" was 20 years old after she had a skying accident into a tree. no surgery just the trauma from impact.

The other was a foot injury that occured 6 months ago on a 20 something year old. this one occured on the top of the foot where an object of 1000+ pounds landed on it. no breaks on x-ray at time of injury, still slightly tender and obvious discolouration the borders where object landed (you can tell that it had a curve on it).

The second Pt stated that the discolouration is more obvious when his foot is cold. Why would this be/

Both of these cases are an injury on a bony surface does that matter?

if it isn't a bruise then what is it? If a bruise is simply blood then why wouldn't it disolve and disappear?

any ideas? really just curious on the physiology of this.

thanx, Brenna

Featured Replies

I took a nasty fall onto my hip about 6 months ago and I have a dent in my hip and a light bruise still. I think it has something to do w/ compression of the connective tissue and vasculature. I would think that blood flow is compromised and that some pigmentation get trapped where it can't be cleared away easily.

I don't really know though. I'm just guessing. But it is annoying.

I have a red splotch about the size of a quarter on my right thigh. A playmate took a large tree branch and was swinging it and I got hit in my leg. I was about 9. It turned your classic blue and then when the blue went away, I had this red splotch and it has stayed there ever since.

I would LOVE to know what that is.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
Go to topic listing

Currently Reading 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.