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What Causes Hard And Swollen Spot On The Foot?
My son has a hard spot on his foot and it s a little swollen. It hurts him to walk on it. I took him to Dr s care and they gave him antibiotic and motrin. It still hurts him and you can see its puffy and I don t know if I should take him somewhere else
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
Well...nothing to be worried about...it most likely the abcess ...it causes pain and puffy because it has a cavity which has debris in it...
It would be better to have X rays of that area..
So better to go to General surgeon To drain it out
It would be better to have X rays of that area..
So better to go to General surgeon To drain it out
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