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I have a circular reddish purple mark on my ankle not a bruise not a rash it doesn't hurt at all it's been here for a month now and hasn't changed?
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Benign: If well circumscribed, With well defined margin, Uniform color= lesions are benign. If not spreading or growing in size and not associated with Joint pain or multiple places again benign. keep an eye on it. If it changes shape, size and cold bring to your doctors attention
Answered 5/16/2014
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