Painful Spot Appeared Below Knee. How To Get Rid Of It?

Posted on Thu, 27 Dec 2012

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Question : I have a yellowish, purple spot about the size of a large plum on my outer calf, just below my knee. No injury but bruise will not go away. It looks whitish in the center and I have a lot of pain in my leg but not where the spot is. This has been her for about 3 weeks now

Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (-3 hours later)

Hi XXXXXXX
Welcome to healthcare Magic!
The lesion as appears in the photograph seems to be due to some inflammatory cause. It can be a local infection or an insect bite. Pain indicates inflammation as is also evident by surrounding congested veins.
It needs to be evaluated by a dermatologist and good prescription antibiotics to control the problem.
I hope the advise would be informative and useful for you.
Take Care!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar