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What Causes Bump, Soreness In Knee Cap And Swelling In Ankle?
Bump appeared below right knee cap, sore for over a week/warm to touch. lower length pink in color. Then some swelling of right ankle during the day , calms down at night. Do not recall any injury to account for symptoms. Am 69 year old male. Wondering what might be going on.
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
Hello,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you has synovial effusion knee joint .Looking to your age it can be synovial effusion secondary to osteoarthritis. This is unlikely to be due to injury .Analgesics (diclofenac three times a day after meals) will be beneficial.Second possibility is low grade infective synovitis.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health.Take care
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