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What happens when you bust your vein on your knuckle?

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Dr. John Landi answered

Specializes in Phlebology

Black and blue: I a vein should burst then what you will see is the formation after several days of discoloration of the skin around the area of the burst vein. This is what we call a black and blue area(ecchymosis). Over several more days this will slowly fade and disappear.

Answered 10/24/2017

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