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A patch of my leg skin has hardened and is painful. please tell what should i do. it's starts four days back?

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See below: This could be a number things such as morphea, but without examining you it is difficult to know. See your primary or your dermatologist for further evaluation in order to determine what it is.

Answered 7/17/2013

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