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My son has purple circular spots in his ear and they r spreading up onto his scalp as time goes by? help.

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See your doc: Describing dermatologic phenomenon is an exercise in futility. I would take him in and have these looked at. There are a number of innocent possibilities, and a few not so innocent, but a trained professional can identify them readily.

Dr Ferdowsi and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 1/14/2018

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