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My wife woke up with a bite on her shin, its inflamed and hurts. and a small surrounding area of the bite is swollen and hirts, should she go to er?
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IF YOU CANT: GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR DOCTOR IT IS REASONABLE. IT MAY NEED TO BE DRAINED AND SOUNDS LIKE SHE WILL NEED ANTIBIOTICS.
Answered 7/12/2015
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