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What Could Cause Small Dark Red Mark On Lower Lip?
I woke up this morning with a small dark red mark on my lower lip. It looks almost like a blood blister, but it does not appear to actually be a blister or sore as it is not raised. It doesn t hurt, but I am concerned that it could be a type of cancer, although it wasn t there yesterday. My lips were dry yesterday as I was in a plane most of the day, but not dry to the point of cracking and I applied burts bees to them throughout the day. Ideas?
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
Hi
Sudden overnight development of such a skin lesion over exposed area of the body could be suggestive of an insect bite reaction .
You need to apply a topical steroid cream like cortisone over the affected area twice daily.
Take some oral antihistamines like Benadryl or levocetrizine along to relieve the associated itching and allergy.
Dr Geetika Paul
Sudden overnight development of such a skin lesion over exposed area of the body could be suggestive of an insect bite reaction .
You need to apply a topical steroid cream like cortisone over the affected area twice daily.
Take some oral antihistamines like Benadryl or levocetrizine along to relieve the associated itching and allergy.
Dr Geetika Paul
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