You've had a bump, blow, or knock to your body that was hard enough to damage small blood vessels under your skin. Blood leaks out of these blood vessels, called capillaries, and seeps into the ...

If you bruise from the smallest bump or find a black and blue and have no idea where it came from, it's normal to wonder what's going on beneath your skin. Bruises occur when tiny blood vessels under ...

A bruise usually involves damage to skin and tissue in the body, which results in swelling and skin discoloration. A hematoma is caused by damage to the blood vessels, which causes blood to pool in ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. When she was a forensic nurse examining a victim of assault, Dr. Katherine Scafide couldn't find the ...