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Got a tiny cut on my foot by a piece of glass yesterday. it is very tender and starting to get bumpy. could there be a small piece of glass inside?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Maybe: That is possible; you should get it evaluated by a doctor to see if it can be extracted, if there is a foreign body there.

Answered 4/12/2020

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