Various autoimmune diseases can be a reason why you are bruising easily and can’t find the reason for it. Autoimmune disorders occur when the body produces antibodies that attack its own tissues rather than fight infections.
Some autoimmune diseases that cause unexplained random bruising are:
Lupus. The American Academy of Family Physicians says that easy bruising and excessive bleeding can be caused by lupus.15
Rheumatoid arthritis. Apart from causing bruising in various areas of your body, the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases says that very often medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis cause random bruising.16
Vasculitis. Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels and one of its symptoms is bruising. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says that vasculitis can cause skin changes like purple or red spots, splotches, and bruises.17
Other Causes of Unexplained Bruising
There are some serious advanced medical conditions that can also cause unexplained bruising on your body. Usually, these diseases are accompanied by other symptoms and random bruising occurs in the later stages of the disease.
Liver disease
Serious liver disease can cause easy bruising because the liver can’t produce enough blood clotting factors.
Dr. Dennis Lee on MedicineNet says that along with random bruises, liver disease can turn the skin yellow and cause all over body itching. Liver disease may also make legs swell and cause intestinal bleeding.18
Kidney disease
Easy bruising is sometimes a symptom of the late stages of chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Charles Silberberg, says that a person with advanced kidney disease may also have drowsiness, numbness in hands and feet, breath odor, blood in the stool, and/or vomiting in the mornings.19
Cancer
Some cancer treatments can affect blood platelets causing easy bruising and bleeding that is difficult to stop. The National Cancer Institute says that chemotherapy can cause random bruising, as well as tiny purple or red spots on your skin.20
An unexplained bruise on your breast that doesn’t go away could be a sign of inflammatory breast cancer. Other symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer are painful breasts that suddenly swell, itching, and nipple changes or discharge.21
Another type of cancer that can cause easy bruising is leukemia. The American Cancer Society says that leukemia can cause a number of symptoms including weight loss, constant tiredness, recurrent infections, and unexplained bleeding.22
Although in rare cases random bruising can be a sign of a serious condition, the bruising will be accompanied by many other symptoms. It’s good to remember that in most cases the cause of unexplained bruising is nothing to worry about.
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