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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Hi, I Got Bit By A Dog Just Yesterday, But

Hi, I got bit by a dog just yesterday, but the bite had barely broken skin. It's on my Lowe calf, and there's two sites where the epidermis layer has been torn off, but that's as deep as it went. There's one long scratch coming off of the two sites, which caused some bleeding but barely broke through skin. I'm experiencing some tenderness and the areas around the scar is seemingly swollen, but it feels like a hard lump. Is this something I should be worried about or will it go away with time? Is there anything I can do to help it go down?
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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