Painful bruising: Gynecology, hematology, or just pill bias? A case report

A 23-year-old woman, G0, presented to the emergency department with painful bruising of the legs shortly after starting an oral contraceptive pill. The presumed diagnosis was pill-induced ecchymosis, and she was instructed to discontinue the medication. Her bruising resolved. However, the working di...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Women's Health
Main Authors:	Gabriela Villamor, Deborah Winograd, Jonathan D. Baum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Oral contraceptive pills Thrombosis Ecchymosis bias Anchoring Confirmation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911223000620