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What Causes A Painful Lump In The Hand After An Injury?

I hurt the right side of my right hand (got it caught between doorknob and heavy furniture moving.). No broken bones, but I have a lump under skin (and can hurt at times) the size of a dime or nickle. It won t go away. This happened about 3 weeks ago. Why won t it go away? What should I do?
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that a lump under the skin post injury seems to be due to Hematoma formation..
Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels due to injury leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump..
At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself..
As in your case also the lump seems to be due to a firm hematoma and you need not to worry as it will resolve gradually..
You should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump..
Apply Heparin gel as it help in faster disintegration of the hematoma..
In case if it worsen consult a General Surgeon and get evaluated..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..



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What Causes A Painful Lump In The Hand After An Injury?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that a lump under the skin post injury seems to be due to Hematoma formation.. Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels due to injury leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump.. At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself.. As in your case also the lump seems to be due to a firm hematoma and you need not to worry as it will resolve gradually.. You should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump.. Apply Heparin gel as it help in faster disintegration of the hematoma.. In case if it worsen consult a General Surgeon and get evaluated.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..