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I smashed the car door on my lower leg and it is an open skin bruise. it happened 3 months ago, and is now double the size and is swollen. any advice?
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Let explain: It is possible you have hematoma (collection of blood) in that area sequence to the injury. Other thought could be having blood clots in the calf. Go and check it out . Good luck.
Answered 3/12/2013
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