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I woke up this morning with severe pain in my knee and what looked like a red bruise to the left of my kneecap. Now after only a few hours it is a swollen itchy and blotchy red spot almost the size of my kneecap itself but still only on the side of my knee. What could this be? It is painful to put weight in it or straighten it
Wed, 6 May 2015
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hi, Thanks for your query. According to your description , pain and swelling over your knee seems to be inflammatory in nature. I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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Hi, Thanks for your query. According to your description , pain and swelling over your knee seems to be inflammatory in nature. I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care