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Black Scab On Foot

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Dr. Sumitra Kumar Mukherjee MD

My 10 year old daughter has the tiniest black spot on her leg above her foot. It looks like a scab ... scab. Any ideas what it could be? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumitra Kumar Mukherjee ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

A small pinprick-like spot on the top of my foot (insect bite?) about 2 weeks ago eventually developed a small round black scab, which I noticed 5-6 days ago. Picked it off. Another appeared.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

scab overlaying a varicose vein on foot burst vein when scab picked, applied pressure until bleeding stopped (it was like a strong stream of bursting blood, next day the scab formed again... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

I have a small black scab on my hand that has been there for over a month.?? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Stephen Christensen MD

I have 3 black spots on my back. They have the texture like a scab but never had any wound for a scab to grow over it. It is almost black in color. I am 72 years old. I have some age... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Stephen Christensen ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I have a weird scab type thing on the top of my foot, for the longest time I had just small bumps on my foot and recently after playing a lot of soccer i noticed small black... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Maria Monica Villanueva MD

i had a small splinter on the bottom side of my foot a few months ago. i took a finger nail clipper and cut out the splinter but when my foot closed it made this hard scab on my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Maria Monica Villanueva ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ravikumar Tapdia MD

I m 15, 5 11, 145, and broke my foot in three places a month ago. I also got severe road rash on my foot. I ve been on antibiotics and there is no infection. I had a deep, black scar... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravikumar Tapdia ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

a few weeks ago, I had blisters on the bottom of my foot. they healed but there were three small ... pressure, felt a knot and after squeezing it to try and get what I thought was a black scab,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Hanif MD

rusty because it is pretty new. The scratch scabbed over with a black scab. It is slightly red about a ... concerned because it has a black scab. I have never had a spot scab over... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)