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Picked mole scab has spread (Photo)

Dallas1000Mar 4, 2016
Is it possible for a "normal" mole to have a scab that oozes when disturbed and has the liquid seems to cause the scab to grow or spread? I know I shouldn't have picked and in wondering if I simply infected it possibly. But I'm just trying not to get worried.

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