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How Can A Bee Sting On The Lower Leg Be Treated?
Two days after being stung in my lower leg by a bee I got a hard knot behind my knee. Which ended up being a superficial blood clot from calf muscle to my mid thigh. Could this have been from the bee sting or just a coincidence? I have a problem with varicose veins and slow return as far as how the blood pumps back up my veins in my legs is the way I understood it. This happened about a month ago. Yesterday I was stung again in the same area of the same leg. Should I be concerned?
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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It could be fibrotic scar developed over an insitu bee sting retained at the site. You can do an ultrasound scan to make a diagnosis. The retained sting might have produced a local reaction and developed in to a nodular scar. Nothing much to worry about it.
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It could be fibrotic scar developed over an insitu bee sting retained at the site. You can do an ultrasound scan to make a diagnosis. The retained sting might have produced a local reaction and developed in to a nodular scar. Nothing much to worry about it.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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