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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Tick Scab Years Later

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Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

I had a deer tick on the back of my neck over a month ago. It was there less than 24 hrs. ( I know this because I am especially sensitive to tick bites, meaning they itch for a long time and a bump ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

tick. Was behind my ear and I had a hard time pulling it off I thought it was a scab. Until I got it ...I was bite by a tick the test showed positive and false positive....my dr. Said that I don t... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nishad BN MD

I have had sores on scalp that scab over but don't go away. They just stay there. I have chronic candidiasis & remember having this type problem many years ago with my scalp & thought it may be the fungus ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Raju A.T MD

Yes, 3 months ago I found a tick between my crotch, I pulled the tick out but I noticed discoloration next to where the tick was. Later some forskin developed and after that the forskin has... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.         Muhammad Hanif MD

more like a small scab with a couple of scratch like streaks. This morning I happen to notice it looked like a scarab lifting up or like infected stitches coming out. Turns out I think it was a tick my ... View answer

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

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Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

Tick bite on my back. We checked the tick after removal, and the entire head was intact. There remains a scab with puss underneath, and it s a bit itchy. How should I treat it? (no rash, no joint pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I had a tick bite 3 days ago. Removed tick, applied topical OTC antibiotic. No visible sign of bite till today, but now there s a small red spot, slightly raised, with a tiny scab in the center. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Yogapriya Vasudevan MD

Ten days ago I was bitten by a deer tick. I removed the tick with a knife because the tick was too strong to remove with my nail. The scab stopped the bleeding, but the next day there was an... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Yogapriya Vasudevan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

i have a silly question yesterday i was out side riding an atv in tall grass later the day i came home approx 5 hours later i find a tick on my penile foreskin i removed it an now the skin has a small ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Karen Steinberg MD

and said it was all okay. 2 months later the scab is growing and she is in pain. What is going on ...My 82 year old mother fell on concrete staisr 2 years ago and hit her head, she was sent home by ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karen Steinberg ( Internal Medicine Specialist)