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What Is The Movable, Slightly Painful Lump In My Knee?
I have a lump in my left side leg if I were to stand &put my hands on side it's about where my fingertips are it's in upper part above side knee. I press& I can feel it kinda hurts when pressed hard&it feels hard & kind of moves a little bit around. The skin looks a little bruised but can't really tell looks very light and it's been like this for awhile. I noticed it about a month ago. I'm worried, what could it be?
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
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1.The history and symptoms suggest the most possible cause could be the ganglion from the joint space with infective aetiology.
2.Ganglions generally arise from ligaments, tendons, bursar, nerve sheet. Usually painless, unless its infected.
3.The treatment in this case is monitored when symptomatic, as you said soreness you have to get in incision and drainage with a course of antibiotics.
4.The other possible cause could be hair follicular infection with the collection of pus with in - which needs a small incision and drainage followed by antibiotic treatment.
5.I would suggest to see your GP, let The GP examined and take needful decision.
6.As a remedy do not disturb by squeezing or pressing the lump as it will complicate. Good luck.
Hope i have answered your query,
any thing to ask do not hesitate to ask.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ganesh/62888
1.The history and symptoms suggest the most possible cause could be the ganglion from the joint space with infective aetiology.
2.Ganglions generally arise from ligaments, tendons, bursar, nerve sheet. Usually painless, unless its infected.
3.The treatment in this case is monitored when symptomatic, as you said soreness you have to get in incision and drainage with a course of antibiotics.
4.The other possible cause could be hair follicular infection with the collection of pus with in - which needs a small incision and drainage followed by antibiotic treatment.
5.I would suggest to see your GP, let The GP examined and take needful decision.
6.As a remedy do not disturb by squeezing or pressing the lump as it will complicate. Good luck.
Hope i have answered your query,
any thing to ask do not hesitate to ask.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ganesh/62888
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