What is the treatment for a pea sized bump in the lower leg?
Patient: Hi I am a 52 year old woman who is moderately active. I walk 22-24 miles a week at a quick pace and sometimes bike 26 miles also. I have noticed small pea size bumps in my lower legs which are tender to the touch. What could they be and what should I do for this. I take 1200 mg of calcium daily. Thank you. Doctor: Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. Eventhough it needs a complete physical examination to opine on these bumps, if I were your doctor, after a clinical assessment I might advise you with a dopler ultrasound of both the legs to rule out chances of any varicocities in the legs. If excluded, I would advise you for a cytological dignosis of these by a FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of the lesion. Further management would depend on the reports of these investigations.I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef