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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And A Lump In The Calf Muscle
Hi, for about two weeks I have had a lump on the inside of my left calf. It hurts when touched & I am brusing without reason on that leg and have pain in my knee. I also am very tired but that could be because im a teenager. The lump is hard and red to the skin.
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Sat, 19 Jul 2014
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hi
thanks for asking
as looking at your history ( tender hot nodule) it looks like a infection in skin ( furuncle)....... i would like to further ask about fever or feeling unwell.......you should do full blood count(it will show infection)......then management consist of
1) antibiotics based on CS
2) painkiller tablets
3) seratiopeptidase tablets
or incision and drainage if contains pus.........
you should consult your doctor
thanks for asking
as looking at your history ( tender hot nodule) it looks like a infection in skin ( furuncle)....... i would like to further ask about fever or feeling unwell.......you should do full blood count(it will show infection)......then management consist of
1) antibiotics based on CS
2) painkiller tablets
3) seratiopeptidase tablets
or incision and drainage if contains pus.........
you should consult your doctor
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