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How should i treat my skinned knee? i fell during track and skinned my knee. i have put antibiotics on it and now the scab is very moist and strange colored. what should i do?
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Hello, : Hello, the scab may actually be this way because the topical antibiotic is keeping it moisturized. If the area becomes swollen, red, hot, tender, has a pus like drainage or develops red streaks than it may be infected. You might want to keep it open to air for a day or two. Take care.
Answered 10/3/2016
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