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What causes your feet to get dark ?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Dark?: Photoexposure (sun tan), new shoes transferring dye, walking barefoot indoors or outdoors come to mind. If it's cold exposure, try a warm bath and drink plenty of fluids.

Answered 3/22/2019

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