Stingy mole question
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Stingy mole question

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    • June 17, 2017 at 11:02 pm
    dhwriter
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      I have an oval shaped mole roughly the size of a pencil eraser on the side of my, toward the back. It’s been there for years, and a dermatologist looked at a few weeks ago and said it looked perfectly normal.

      If I catch the mole with my fingernails it gives a stinging sensation, like I’ve scratched a partially healed sunburn. The irritation lasts for a day, sometimes less, then subsides. Light rubbing of area tends to not bother it, but too rough and the burn sensation occurs. Now this is something that’s been a thing for probably 5 years now, though only recently has it been so consistent. A side note is that the skin along that side of the neck and shoulder has been feeling like rug burn for over 3 weeks. The dermatologist gave ointment for it, but looking for opinions about stingy sensations or slight rugburn like. There is no itch or bleeding.

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        • June 17, 2017 at 11:03 pm
        dhwriter
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          Typo up there. The mole located on the left side of neck.
          • June 17, 2017 at 11:28 pm
          dhwriter
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            For giggles I measured it. Bout half the size of a pencil eraser.
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