life expectancy. Sometimes the terms âlife spanâ and âlife expectancyâ are used interchangeably, but they have different meanings.
Results: Causes of Sudden onset of knee pain OR Unexplained bruising. 2. 3. A disease of the blood characterized by abnormal hemoglobin in the blood. The abnormality usually arises from a genetic defect which results in the hemoglobin have an abnormal structure.
26 year old white male presented to the Emergency Department with a 5 day history of painful bruises that began as a solitary area on the right lower extremity. He stated that he had come to the hospital because these areas were becoming more painful, more numerous, and seemed to be occurring more proximally on both of his legs. None of these lesions had occurred above the knee and no erosion or ulceration had developed.