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A member asked:
My belly button inside hurts and its goopey on the in, inside and crusty around the outside part i clean it put neosporin in it and it gets that again?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Sounds like possible: Infection that is not resolving with topical antibiotic. It would be prudent to have it medically assessed.
Answered 4/14/2016
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