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What Causes Swelling Midway Between Knee And Ankle?
I have a very hard swelling about as large around as a tennis ball Midwest between my knee and ankle. It is red and warm to the touch and quite painful. I have been treated with numerous different antibiotics over the last 3 weeks with no change. It continues to be called Cellulitis but between the oral and IV antibiotics wouldn t this have improved? Ultrasound for DVT has been performed and is normal and bloodwork is normal with no elevated white count. Any suggestions of what this might be or tests for diagnosis that I should request?
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
hi
swellingmay be assessed if it is a soft tissue swelling or from bone by scans .An fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) may be done to know nature of swelling, so consult an orthopedic doctor to rule out any tumour growth, in all probablity, has to rule out also
thanks
best wishes
swellingmay be assessed if it is a soft tissue swelling or from bone by scans .An fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) may be done to know nature of swelling, so consult an orthopedic doctor to rule out any tumour growth, in all probablity, has to rule out also
thanks
best wishes
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