I was in a motor vehicle collision and I had a large bruise on my lower abdomen where the seat belt was, now that the bruise is going away, I ve noticed these marble like knots inside my stomach where the bruise was. They hurt to the touch. What could this be?
Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood your history. The compression and shearing force applied by the seat-belt must have caused the bruise on the abdominal wall. The abdominal wall has a lot of fat and potential space for the bleeding to occur in pockets of loose tissues. These take time to get absorbed by the body and hence appear as multiple hematoma. They are painful on touch if under pressure. Do not worry if there are no signs of acute inflammation like redness, throbbing pain. These will reabsorb by the body gradually. You may take an anti-inflammatory medicine like Ibuprofen if it suits you. Do not fondle with it, use loose clothes, consult a Doctor if there are changes as I explained like increase in redness, pain or size.