Mysterious clots on the thighs
While unexplained bruises are often a sign, among others, of severe blood disorders such as anemia and leukemia, they may also be influenced by various factors such as:
- Exercise and strenuous activity: This may cause small tears in the capillaries of the blood, resulting in internal bleeding that presents as bruises.
- Injury: What we frequently interpret as mysterious bruises on thighs is the product of bumps against bed posts without realizing or mild lesions that are already missed when a bruise is noticeable on the skin’s surface; typically, after a few days.
- Women are particularly more prone to bruising than men, and even minimal trauma or injury to their skin can cause bruises, especially on the thighs, upper arms and buttocks. You might just be clumsy because of a lack of better words.
- Drugs and supplements: Many drugs may be to blame as well. Contraceptive drugs can be at fault, and even certain dietary supplements like ginkgo, fish oil, and garlic can be at fault. In a previous section of this paper, the possible impacts of certain medications on skin vessels are discussed in more detail.
- Vitamin C, B12, K and folic acid nutritional deficiency may also be the root cause of those unexplained thigh bruises. Taking foods that are rich in those essential nutrients may help.