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Child Has Blood-filled Pimple On Face. Continuous Bleeding After Scratching. Should I Worry?
Hi my name is Gina and I have a 3 yr old son and this pimple looking thing popped up on his face and its filled with blood and he scratched it and now I cant stop it from bleeding . We took him to his Dr they gave him a ointment but its not working . What could this be on my sons face and is it something I should worry about ?
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Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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That pimple may be some skin infection. Just press it gently with clean sterile gauze piece for 2 to 3 minutes and after that apply antibacterial ointment as prescribed. If bleeding continues or reappears consult your regular pediatritian
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