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What Do Painful Lumps On The Abdomen Indicate?

Hi, I am a homecare nurse with a pt whos been on BetaSeron inj every other day for ore than 20 yrs. I have been administering the inj for the past 12 years. We follow a rotation schedule for the inj sites. Recently she developed small hard painful lumps beneath the skin in her abdomen, a couple are too low to be an injection site but 2 of them are in the area where she has had her shots. She saw her pcp today regarding this. But I would like to know if this sounds like a possible reaction from the Betaseron inj? for 20 years the most she has experienced is the very rarely redness with pain at site of inj that would last a few days then be gone.
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
Hello,

An injection may cause deep ulcerations, skin infections or necrosis (1%–3%) are rare, it may cause lumps. Histology’s obtained from different cutaneous lesions showed perivascular lymphocytic infiltration, panniculitis, and focal thrombosis as a function of severity of the local reaction. Please consult your treating doctor he will examine and guide you accordingly.



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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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What Do Painful Lumps On The Abdomen Indicate?

Hello, An injection may cause deep ulcerations, skin infections or necrosis (1%–3%) are rare, it may cause lumps. Histology’s obtained from different cutaneous lesions showed perivascular lymphocytic infiltration, panniculitis, and focal thrombosis as a function of severity of the local reaction. Please consult your treating doctor he will examine and guide you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu