Emergency Physician Questions Emergency doctor

Cut Concern

I have a cut on my wrist. There’s this stain on it that’s red looks like blood but it’s not on the outside. I washed it right after and it slowly started to appear again. I’m worried because I’ve never seen something like this before.

Female | 20 years old
Complaint duration: Few hours

1 Answer

Redness along the border of a wound can be normal for healing. If the redness continues to spread, you have purulent drainage from the wound, or fevers, you should be seen and evaluated immediately for an infection.