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Hit Leg, Swelled , Bruised, Painful, Lump, Hard, Numb Under Skin. What They Might Be?
Hi there,
About six months ago I hit my leg (mid calf on the front) on the corner of a bed frame and it was extremely painful and swelled up and bruised. After a few days the tenderness wore off, up until about 2/3 months ago it was still a hard swollen lump and bruised, it started to go down but now its just still as discoloured and its hard and numb under the skin. Any ideas what this might be?
About six months ago I hit my leg (mid calf on the front) on the corner of a bed frame and it was extremely painful and swelled up and bruised. After a few days the tenderness wore off, up until about 2/3 months ago it was still a hard swollen lump and bruised, it started to go down but now its just still as discoloured and its hard and numb under the skin. Any ideas what this might be?
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain and swelling in the area of injury could be due to a hematoma formation in the area due to a soft tissue injury or a bone injury in the area. This needs an X-ray for proper diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain and swelling in the area of injury could be due to a hematoma formation in the area due to a soft tissue injury or a bone injury in the area. This needs an X-ray for proper diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
I feel that the hard swollen lump could be a "Calcified hematoma" which is usually a harmless condition.
The numbness under the skin generally results from injury to the cutaneous nerves at the time of injury. It may or may not recover spontaneously and is not a matter of concern.
Hope this helps
I feel that the hard swollen lump could be a "Calcified hematoma" which is usually a harmless condition.
The numbness under the skin generally results from injury to the cutaneous nerves at the time of injury. It may or may not recover spontaneously and is not a matter of concern.
Hope this helps
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Hello, this could be a organised hematoma, that is collection of blood under the skin more so occurs in the leg since bone is just underneath the skin. If you have no pain on weight bearing on the injured leg then do not bother it will take its own time to dissapear. Do not rub or massage. If weight bearing on that leg is painful then kindly meet a orthopaedician and take a x-ray to rule out any bony pathology. Thank you, get well soon.
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