Health Tip: If Your Child Has a Bruise

(HealthDay News) -- Bruises are common in children, and most heal on their own. Some bruises, however, may require examination by a doctor.

The University of Virginia Health System says these symptoms should be evaluated by a physician:

• Bruising often or easily, without a known injury or cause.

• Significant or increased pain or swelling around a bruise.

• Inability to move a limb or a joint.

• Injury or bruising to an eye.

• Signs that a bone may be broken.