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Bump In The Knee, Sore, White Around The Site, Warm To Touch, No Pus, Only Clear Liquid When Pressed. Advice?

Hi, About three days ago I had a very itchy knee , and I scratched at it because I figured it was just dry skin , and was itchy. The next morning I had to work and when I knelt down to clean something, there was a very sharp pain in my knee, right below the kneecap. I got home and saw a pimple-like bump, and popped it shortly afterward. After that it s continued to hurt, and now three days later after working all day on it, it s incredibly sore; almost to the point of me not being able to bend my knee. I thought it might be an ingrown hair that s become infected, but I really don t know. As of now, it looks almost like a spider bite; white around the site of where the hole is from me popping it, and slightly red around that, and a bit warm to the touch. It feels like it s swollen as well, as it s very painful to move. There s no pus coming from it though, only a clear fluid if I pressed on it too much. I d like to visit a doctor but I have no insurance so that is kind of the last option at the moment. Any insight would be appreciated.
Sat, 24 Aug 2013
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Hi.i think it is infected due to repeated scratching .it is only infected eczematous dermatitis.it can be cured by antihistamine.antibiotic and application of dipravate-g ointment over the lesion can cure it
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Bump In The Knee, Sore, White Around The Site, Warm To Touch, No Pus, Only Clear Liquid When Pressed. Advice?

Hi.i think it is infected due to repeated scratching .it is only infected eczematous dermatitis.it can be cured by antihistamine.antibiotic and application of dipravate-g ointment over the lesion can cure it