Hello doctor, I am a 26 year old male and I fell down three months ago. I had a severe pain in the hand for which I went to an orthopedic doctor who confirmed that there is no bone breakage and he gave me Naprosyn for three times a day after food. Until then, there was no patch on my skin. But now, I have a big blue patch in that area. Please let me know what to do.
Hello. From the photo you have uploaded (attachment removed to protect patient identity), all I can see is a large bruise (blood clot). Blood clot takes time to appear like a day or two. It is completely harmless and disappears soon on anti-clot agents. Please take Thrombophob (Benzyl Nicotinate topical 2 mg, Heparin Topical 50 IU) ointment and apply it three times a day over this area. The color will slowly come back to normal. From the photo, I can see that there is no swelling or deformity, implying that there is no fracture at present. So nothing to worry. Naproxen is a mild tablet. It will not help much. A better tablet is Chymoral Forte (Trypsin Chymotrypsin) tablet three times a day after food for the next three days. Also, I suggest you take an antibiotic like capsule Mox (Amoxicillin) 500 mg two times a day after food to prevent any infection settling in. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicines with their consent. If you have much pain, you can take Aceclo plus (Aceclofenac 100 mg plus Paracetamol 500 mg) tablet twice a day or whenever needed after food. If the swelling/pain/bruise increases in the next few days, please contact me. If the symptoms reduce, then it is healing. For further queries consult a general medicine physician online -->