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What Causes A Hard And Red Lump On Thighs?
my grandmother is on a morphine drip due to pancreatic cancer. She is in the last weeks of her life. The hospice nurse put a new site on her lower thigh. Now, on her upper thigh, she has a hard, tender, red lump; about the size of a fist... what is the cause of this
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi. This lump is due to extravasation of blood out of the fragile vein .
This is quite common.
Just observe that there is sign of infection like redness and increased local temperature , too much pain even on touch.
She may need an antibiotic and may be an aspiration by a needle.
This is quite common.
Just observe that there is sign of infection like redness and increased local temperature , too much pain even on touch.
She may need an antibiotic and may be an aspiration by a needle.
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