Bruising occurs when capillaries or small blood vessels near the skin's surface break and leak red blood cells. Much of the ...

Mongolian blue spots often appear right at birth or in the first few weeks of life. They are harmless and do not need to be removed. These marks may look like bruises, but they're not. The size ...

With some types of leukemia, the bruising is accompanied by petechiae. This rash looks like tiny pinpoint red spots on the skin, and occurs with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The large circular bruises Olympian Michael Phelps is donning on his back and shoulders are a result of cupping therapy — a controversial ancient Chinese therapy.