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I scratched my leg this week and noticed a lump on it and after checking it out found a strange black dot on it. the area is now red and not smaller.
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Staph infection: Red, swollen abscessed lesion getting bigger is a staph infection. This needs evaluation at your doctors office urgently.
Answered 6/20/2014
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