KIM Kardashian has confused fans with her appearance in a clip from her family’s show.

Kim, 42, was spotted with what looked like an injury during episode three of the latest season of The Kardashians.

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Kim Kardashian concerned fans with her appearance in a clip from The KardashiansCredit: Instagram/kimkardashian

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The star appeared to have a bruise on her collarbone, peeking out from beneath her tank topCredit: Hulu

The reality television star had her hair scraped back into a slick bun, pulling attention toward her crystal cross choker.

She wore a skintight black tank, showing off her toned arms and décolletage.

However, viewers of the show noticed what looked like a bruise on her left shoulder.

Taking to Reddit, a fan posted photos of the scene – which now seems to have been retouched – and asked: “What is it?”

In response, another person joked: “It’s a giant hickey from where Tristan is holding on to this family like a pleco,” referring to Kim’s sister Khloe’s on/off boyfriend, Tristan Thompson.

However, most responses suggested that surgery could be behind the blemish.

One Kardashian critic said: “Wouldn’t surprise me is this interview was recorded when she ‘broke her shoulder’ – which was much, much later than the events on the episode.

“Which is also probably done after they have edited everything together and filtered the heck out of the show.”

Another social media user theorized: “There’s a rising trend of women getting Botox injected into their trapezius muscle, to make the area look slimmer.

“Yes, there’s ppl willing paralysing a major muscle for the sake of lookin skinnier. Obviously can’t confirm but it looks like that?”

COLD SHOULDER

Some fans jokingly linked the bruise to Kim’s broken shoulder, which she claimed to suffer earlier this year.

In August, Kim shared multiple Instagram Stories explaining she had broken her shoulder and torn her tendon after she was seen heading into a plastic surgeon’s office.

However, some fans think the shoulder incident may have been an excuse, and that the reality star may have underwent plastic surgery.

Taking to Reddit, one user shared some paparazzi pics of Kim from the summer, and others quickly sounded off in the comments.

“Why are Kim’s boobs boobing so boobilly,” one user asked, while another replied: “Bc she ‘broke her shoulder’ around the same time she was spotted at the surgeon’s office.”

A second wrote: “New boobs, who dis. I mean shoulder.”

“It looks like she upsized the implants,” a third said.

TOUCH UPS

While a Botox or surgery bruise on the shoulder might not sound like the most normal place, many fans thought that it could be the case for Kim.

Kim previously admitted that her Botox use goes beyond her face alone, lending some credibility to the theory.

During one of the latter episodes of The Kardashians Season 3, which aired last month, Kim made a shocking revelation about going under the knife amid much plastic surgery speculation.

The episode showed her gathering at Kris Jenner’s home with her sisters Kourtney, 44, and Khloe, 39, for a singing lesson.

The vocal coach provided a few tips, saying at one point: “I’m just talking on pitch. I’m not using my neck muscles. We have 425 muscles in the neck.”

The Skims mogul interjected, quipping: “Half of mine are probably Botoxed.”

Prior to the comment, the mom of four hadn’t confessed to getting any plastic surgery.

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Fans quickly theorized that the mark might come from surgeryCredit: Hulu

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Some fans brought up Kim’s broken shoulder this summer, which they thought was a way to hide a breast enlargementCredit: Instagram/ Kim Kardashian

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Kim previously admitted to using Botox beyond her neck alone, prompting some to think she might have bruised her shoulder with an injectionCredit: Instagram