Suggest Treatment For Bite Marks On Foot

Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2014

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Fri, 25 Jul 2014 Answered on

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : I was walking barefoot in long grass in Malawi and git a sharp stabbing pain in my foot. I bandaged it and later noticed what looked like two puncture marks.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,

Thank you for posting your query on HCM.

Well looking into your problem and the pic that you have sent I will like to tell you that it doesnt seem like grass marks to me . It looks more like a bite mark since two marks are there snake bite should also be ruled out .

In my opinion you should see a doctor early as physical examination is the most important thing to be done at present and which can guide us further.

Take care.

Dr. Shruti

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