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 (1 hour 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