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Lumps On The Skin With Slightly Red Hole. What Could It Be?

Hello, I went on holiday to turkey for 2 weeks and while I was there I got a few bite marks they were not mosquito bites as ive had them before but now its been 2 months after my holiday and im still getting them, It s like a lump, the colour of my skin and you can pick them up i.e. you can feel under the skin where it the lump ends, and it sometimes has a little hole thats slightly red.
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Hello
Thanks for posting your query to HCM. Since you traveled to Turkey you may be suffering from Leishmaniasis. You may have to consult a dermatologist to do some blood tests and confirm before you are given some treatment.
Have a good day
Prasad PVS
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Lumps On The Skin With Slightly Red Hole. What Could It Be?

Hello Thanks for posting your query to HCM. Since you traveled to Turkey you may be suffering from Leishmaniasis. You may have to consult a dermatologist to do some blood tests and confirm before you are given some treatment. Have a good day Prasad PVS