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What Causes Lump/swollen Arm, Pain In Wrist And Below Elbow?
My mum had a small lump under the skin on her forearm yesterday. She s woken up today with a swollen arm and is in severe pain if she twists her wrist. She said that it hurts just below the elbow and that s where the lump is. Have you any clue what it could be?
Mon, 12 Jun 2017
Hello,
There are many conditions that look like your mother's complains. First, it can be a ganglion cyst of the wrist that is like a bump and caused from overuse. Second, it can be de Quervain tenosynovitis which is another overuse syndrome in the wrist area affecting two tendons of the thumb.
A rare option is a deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis which is blood clot in your veins and is more emergent situation than the others that I mentioned.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
There are many conditions that look like your mother's complains. First, it can be a ganglion cyst of the wrist that is like a bump and caused from overuse. Second, it can be de Quervain tenosynovitis which is another overuse syndrome in the wrist area affecting two tendons of the thumb.
A rare option is a deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis which is blood clot in your veins and is more emergent situation than the others that I mentioned.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
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