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Is A Painful Bruise On An Injured Shin A Symptom Of A Fracture?
I fell down the stairs less than 4 days ago and since then a huge lump has formed over the shin area and if you run your finger over it you can feel a dent. The bruise is very blue and it is extremely painful to any touch or pressure, but I can still walk. I m wondering if it s maybe a stable fracture. I also have leukemia and my physician recently changed my chemotherapy pill that is causing all over bone pain.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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Dear bruising or dent may be due to mild depression in bone with out a fracture is possible. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Need to take x-ray and further treatment. Probably chemotherapy drugs may cause osteoporosis and fracture.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Dear bruising or dent may be due to mild depression in bone with out a fracture is possible. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Need to take x-ray and further treatment. Probably chemotherapy drugs may cause osteoporosis and fracture.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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