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4 Year Old Having A Painful Bruise With A Lump After An Injury. Need Medical Attention?
my four year old fell yesterday and her scooter landed on her leg. last night she had a huge bruise and a lump. today the bruise looks worse (purple and red) and the lump is still there. she can walk/run fine and it only seems to bother her if touched. should i worry for any reason. i am not sure if i am worried just because it looks so bad. it is on her shin
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
Dear Dawndarcy, hello
Your daughter seems to have soft tissue injury resulting in inflammation in that area. Inflammation results in some steps to heal the wound.Shin has thin skin so pain appears more. So, you should not worry and just take care of the cleaniness of the wound and apply some antiseptic cream over the bruise.
Since her age is 4 years I hope that she is fully vaccinated for tetanus.
I hope this is of help to you.
Thanks.
Your daughter seems to have soft tissue injury resulting in inflammation in that area. Inflammation results in some steps to heal the wound.Shin has thin skin so pain appears more. So, you should not worry and just take care of the cleaniness of the wound and apply some antiseptic cream over the bruise.
Since her age is 4 years I hope that she is fully vaccinated for tetanus.
I hope this is of help to you.
Thanks.
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