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Any Suggestion For Growing Lump On Front Of Leg Below Kneecap?
I took a fall on a rough gravelly surface 4 months or so ago. I had to dig a couple of small pieces of gravel out of the wound but I believe I got them all. A small soft lump remained after the wound healed. It is not painful to the touch but kneeling on it is painful. Over the last couple of months it has increased in size. Overall diameter is the size of a half dollar and it is raised at the center point approximately 1/3 of an inch. If I am sitting in a chair with my feet on the floor, the lump is on the front of my leg just below the kneecap. It is not particularly uncomfortable but the fact that it is getting larger is giving me pause. Any thoughts?
Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to HCM.
I think that you missed one small piece of gravel inside.
That may be causing foreign body granuloma. So better show it to a surgeon for a physical examination and get it removed.
Dr. Ashish Verma
Thanks for writing to HCM.
I think that you missed one small piece of gravel inside.
That may be causing foreign body granuloma. So better show it to a surgeon for a physical examination and get it removed.
Dr. Ashish Verma
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