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Taken Hydrocortisone For Lump On Shoulder. Done Scan. Diagnosed As Arthritis. Your Opinion?
sorry i went with my great aunt to hospital as she was having a scan on her shoulder but i didn't go with her to the doctors she has a lump which the doctor gave her an injection of hydrocortisone as he said the hospital said she also had arthoritus sorry about the spelling. I thought it may of been a melanoma but she can not remember what he said she believed it began with an L but i can not find any thing about it so was wondering if u could help
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The lump that you had on your shoulder seems to be related to inflammation. Since arthritis has been diagnosed, it can be confirmed after getting an MRI scan of the shoulder.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The lump that you had on your shoulder seems to be related to inflammation. Since arthritis has been diagnosed, it can be confirmed after getting an MRI scan of the shoulder.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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