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I have a redness on my arm that is itchy &hot& turned abit hard. i thought its from some insect bite but now that is hard im worried. wat should i do?

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

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Evaluation: Because of the persistence of this lesion and now it's getting hard I would highly recommend that you see skin doctor to evaluate it. He could be something as simple as the plugged sebaceous cyst to a foreign body or even and embedded parasite. A proper evaluation and possible biopsy needs to be done

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 12/14/2020

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A member asked:

I have a redness on my arm that is itchy &hot& turned abit hard. i thought its from some insect bite but now that is hard im worried. wat should i do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Irving Harper answered

Dr Juchau agreed

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