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I have a scar that i thought a bug bit me on causing a open wound about 1 cm long. i have tried antibiotics and anti-fungal medicine to no avail.

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May be spider bite : This type of healing we see with spider bites. I would consider that as a possible cause of your problem

Answered 3/5/2018

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