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My one year old had a splinter in her foot i removed the splinter with a needle(sterilized first)and now she has a bruise where the splinter was?
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Normal: Any time someone has a splinter some of the blood vessels are broken causing a bruise. It should go away after a couple of weeks.
Answered 8/4/2015
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