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A 18-year-old female asked:

fell a week today hand is bruising.. got a bumb ontop of my bone thumb area what could this be..

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Dr. Angela Lamb answered

Dermatology 13 years experience

Hematoma: This could be some collected blood under the skin. Usually it goes away with time, but if not you should seek medical care.

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