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The bottom of my sons knee cap has started swelling . it is big and you can't even notice it .you have to touch it to know its there.he didn't fall.
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See a doctor: The knee should be examined. There are a lot of things that it could be, but you can't know without seeing it, touching it, and moving the knee around.
Answered 5/6/2015
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