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I step out of my garden tub and step down with my right foot and my big toe started burning like a bee sting then it bruised little now sore?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

You most likely: spontaneously popped a small blood vessel in the toe. It happens! Keep the foot elevated if you can. It will get better in 3 to 5 days.

Answered 3/17/2017

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