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Cut myself with a razor wound looks like a line filled with pus now, no redness around it. is it healing or infected?! no soreness nothing just pus
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Pus is urgent: Pus is a sign of infection. It is not to just be observed. The sooner treatment is started the better. Please get to the doctor today.
Answered 7/18/2015
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