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[|Human|] I am 49 and I found a hard lump a couple of months ago about 3-4 inches above my ankle on the back of my leg that started out red and sore to the touch.  The redness went away and it now looks like an old faded lt brown bruise and I have to really look to find it.  However, it is still sore to touch - much like a bruise is and it still is hard.  It is about the size of a penny.  I also now have heel pain on the same leg when I get up to walk but then it fades. Its worse some days than others. Sometimes it hurts every time I get up and other days it hardly hurts at all.  I do have Dupuytrens disease.  Could this be a lesion similar to that?
[|AI|]  Hi! Good evening. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. Although it needs to be clinically assessed, with your history it seems that you might be right in your presumption of this being a manifestation of Dupuytrens disease of the tendo-achilis, though not very usual. I would advise you to get it assessed by your family physician for a proper diagnosis. Till then, you could go for an anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. 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 Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Chat Doctor