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lower knee is inflamed and very sore. it was not bumped or ...


Sent to Health Experts February 14, 2006 11:06 a.m.

lower knee is inflamed and very sore. it was not bumped or twisyed in any manor

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February 14, 2006 11:27 a.m. (20 minutes and 34 seconds later)
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inflammation at this site without a known mechanism of trauma makes infection high on the list. You can get an infection in the bursa of the knee. If it is warm to the touch and you don't remember injuring it then you should see a doctor TODAY. An infection can progress rapidly and make you very sick very fast.
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