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About a month ago i lightly bumped shin and had violent brushing discovering i had a hard lump on my shin. feels attached to bone. is this nothing?
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Periosteal hematoma: Probably bleeding (a bruise) below the soft tissue lining of the bone. Nothing to worry about.
Answered 5/21/2015
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