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Elbow swelling
Elbow swelling is a common symptom, caused by trauma (like fracture), infection or bursitis.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 29-year old female asked:
My forearm aches I believe like tendinitis and my elbow down is swelling and my hand even feels a bit numb. Is that normal?
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I accidentally jammed my right elbow onto my laptops touchpad,it raised a knot on my elbow. When will the swelling go down?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have a broken elbow since Thursday I just want to know how long this serve pain lasts and it's really swollen still when should the swelling go down?
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A 28-year old asked:
Recently I started to work out and now I got a swelling in the elbow, what should I do?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I fell on my outer left elbow and there is slight swelling in that area but no discoloration. It hurts to completely extend and completely bend it.
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A 46-year old asked:
I think i fractured my elbow. How long should it take swelling on my forearm to go down?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I got elbowed in my eyebrow accidentally 1 week ago. Swelling down, but still a small bump that hurts when touched. Worth checking out?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I hit my elbow on a metal frame it now hurts to move place pressure or lift things There is no bruising and slight swelling. Should I see a dr or wait?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why would I have swelling in both knees and elbow?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Dx w bursitis, no swelling on tip of elbow, its all inside my inner forearm. I also feel a fluid like sac. 2 wks since the fall. Normal?
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A 61-year old male asked:
For the past month I have had tenderness in my left arm and last night I had a sudden swelling of the elbow which feels warm to the touch.
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A 44-year old asked:
I fractured my elbow and now hand is swelling as well. Is this normal?
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A 24-year old asked:
I fractured my elbow. I have a cast, but now my hand is swelling. Is my hand fractured too?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I recently had an elbow dislocation and was placed again at the moment it happens. The radiographs were okey. Right now I have a swelling all over?
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cbc normal but lymph nodes swelling in neck and one behind neck also had one last year on elbow and nothing came of it. ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
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A 29-year old female asked:
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it common for elbow fractures cause tingling and swelling in fingers?
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Hard little lumps under my skin on both of my arms right before my elbows could it be cancer or swelling?
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