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| robertavila
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:13 pm |
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I am a 38 yo male. I have had 15 broken bones (all more than 20 years ago.) I never take drugs of any sort, except presc. steroids when needed. I have never had a surgery.
About 2 months ago, I was bitten on the left leg by a dog. The bite was a 'crush', not tearing my jeans, but left several teeth marks. the deepest mark failed to heal for several weeks.
This deep mark was initially about one-half inch long. The area below it was numb for about three inches below and two inches wide. It is still today numb about 1.5 inches below and 2 inches wide (so, about half the original affected area now has feeling.)
About 2 weeks after the bite, I thought I noticed a little depression in the muscle on the left side of my lower leg, about 2" lower than the end of my calf muscle, but on the left outside. Today I noticed it again, but this depression is much larger: it is approx. an oval with avg 2" diameter and .25" depressed.
The right leg does not match this.
So, I believe the nerve at the back of the lower leg has been damaged... can this produce muscular atrophy? Do I require surgery to repair?
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:47 pm |
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 Hi Robertavila,
Damage to a nerve can most certainly cause the muscle it was supplying to shrink (properly called atrophy). Given that you have some numbness it is likely that some nerve damage has occurred.
I would recommend you see a neurologist for an evaluation and recommendations for treatment.
Best wishes.
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