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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Is It To Be Concern About The Lump In The Leg After A Hit?

hi have had a bang on my leg leg half way down my shin done 11 days ago . went to gp 4 days ago gave me antibiotics as the lump is red he said may be infected he then snet me to a&e(for an xray) they say not broken (had no xray) just apply ice twice a day.the lump is still there and red and is still quite painfull im concerned that this could be seriuos you hear about blood clots etc
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Hi,
From history it seems that there might be having infection at hematoma site giving this problem.
As antibiotic medicine course given, wait for few days to clear the infection.
If there is no improvement then collected blood should be aspirated with wide bore needle.
Ok and take care.
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Is It To Be Concern About The Lump In The Leg After A Hit?

Hi, From history it seems that there might be having infection at hematoma site giving this problem. As antibiotic medicine course given, wait for few days to clear the infection. If there is no improvement then collected blood should be aspirated with wide bore needle. Ok and take care.