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What Causes A Warm Raised Patch Of Skin On The Shin?

last night my shin hurt, i thought i was getting shin splints. so before i went to bed i taped an ice pack to my shin. this morning when i woke up i have about an 8 in. long, red, really warm, raised patch of skin. what happened? and what should i do to take care of it? can i run?
                                                                 
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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