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Hard Skin Dog Bite

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Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

I was at a dog park and a dog licked my leg. I have a red bump (not sure if it was a skin abnormality or a bug bite ) where I was licked. Is there any worry about Rabies? The dog seemed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.      Vinay Bhardwaj MD

Dog bites? My dog bite me today on the back of my leg. I m not bleeding but it broke the skin minor. The dog has all its shots and in good health. What would you recommend? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj ( Neurologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Can I give my 15 year old ciprofloxacin 500 mg for a small dog puncture bite from our dog. It is scarped over ,not swollow but the skin is red. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Do I treat a puncture wound dog bite with hardened area under the skin with ice happened approximately 4hrs ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

because the dog had bit my leg, since I was wearing jeans. The bite was not direct on the surface of skin ...Sir, I have bitten by street dog ant its been 8 days after the dog... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr.  Raghuveer Murki MD

I was bitten by my dog about 9 months ago he did not puncture my skin but did scratch it open but now after all this time I still have a hard lump under my skin. What could it be? I went to the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raghuveer Murki ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ashakiran S MD

where the dog s canine broke through the skin. It is sensitive to the touch and very hard. Should I be ...Hi, I was bitten by a dog last week. There were multiple breaks in the skin and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sassen S Kwasa MD

I got bit by a dog, barely breaking the skin. Only surface blood. This happened 4 days ago. I have hard area approximately 1 inch around the bite. This was a dog I knew. It is slightly... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sassen S Kwasa ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

my son was bit by a dog about two weeks ago. My son s forearm is healing nicely. However there is a hard/solid lump under the skin just below where the dog bite is. I am concerned about... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen G MD

I got bitten by a dog on the upper calf..he never broke the skin but there was alot of bruising and later bleeding under the skin.. i have very bad circulation as well....I have a hard lump in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)