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What Causes Red Patch And Swelling In Left Calf?
My left calf swelled the other day. I had a minor pain so I puy a ginseng salve on it and sleepy with a sock om. It swelled worse during the day especially where the sock band was. It had no mark. I ent to the drop in clinic, she wasn t too concerned and prescribed penny in and an ultra sound. Swelling has greatly reduced but now I have a red patch in one are. Everything is minorly tender but watt better
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Hi there.
There may be small clot and contusion which will take time to resolve. You can keep the limb elevated and apply crepe non-adhesive elastic bandage if you wish for earlier recovery.
There may be small clot and contusion which will take time to resolve. You can keep the limb elevated and apply crepe non-adhesive elastic bandage if you wish for earlier recovery.
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