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I got a mosquito bite yesterday and theres a small bit of yellowish crust on it. what is this? what should i do to clean it? when to be concerned? thanks?

Q: i got a mosquito bite yesterday and theres a small bit of yellowish crust on it. what is this? what should i do to clean it? when to be concerned? thanks?

: Probably you scratched it hard enough to scrape the top and now a small amount of tissue fluid has collected and dried. Harmless, nothing to worry about. Maybe cover it with a bandaid so you don't keep scratching it directly.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Probably you scratched it hard enough to scrape the top and now a small amount of tissue fluid has collected and dried. Harmless, nothing to worry about. Maybe cover it with a bandaid so you don't keep scratching it directly.

Answered 7/2/2023

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A member asked:

I got a mosquito bite yesterday and theres a small bit of yellowish crust on it. what is this? what should i do to clean it? when to be concerned? thanks?

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