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How To Cure Pain On The Lower Right Leg After An Injury?

Hi, I had tripped and hurt a part of my lower right leg (shin bone area) by hitting it against a pice of concrete two days ago. I was wearing jeans, so there was no direct contact between the skin and concrete, but my skin still ruptured and the skin in the area around the open wound got stuck to my jeans (was sort of scraped off because of the jeans). I had washed the wound and applied antiseptic as soon as I had gotten home, but today the skin area which had scraped off seems to be a yellowish-brownish scab surrounded by reddened skin and the pain in my shin bone surrounding the wound (upto 2 inches above and below the wound) seems to continuously increase. Could there be a serious problem with the wound?
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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I have gone through your query and understand your concern.There is nothing serious about it if there is no fever. So you can keep area open with antiseptic ointment applied over it. If you have fever then it is cause of concern. It denotes infection and needs urgent care by antibiotics and if needed incision and drainage of pus. Antibiotics such as ibuprofen are given to relieve pain. You can discuss with your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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How To Cure Pain On The Lower Right Leg After An Injury?

Hi Welcome to healthcaremagic I have gone through your query and understand your concern.There is nothing serious about it if there is no fever. So you can keep area open with antiseptic ointment applied over it. If you have fever then it is cause of concern. It denotes infection and needs urgent care by antibiotics and if needed incision and drainage of pus. Antibiotics such as ibuprofen are given to relieve pain. You can discuss with your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to help you. Wishing you a good health. Take care.