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Could A Pus Filled Boil That Itches Have Turned Into An Infection?
thought it was a mosquito bite but its not
I scratched it its on the back of mY leg it
immediately burned and about three goes layer started looking infected and throbbing bow two days later I tryed. draining it because it's all pussie and hard it started throbbing more and caused my lower back from the l 1 down to feel like its broken in half I also have a big pus filled boil in my right armpit both are worrying me a lot please help matt from riverside CA
I scratched it its on the back of mY leg it
immediately burned and about three goes layer started looking infected and throbbing bow two days later I tryed. draining it because it's all pussie and hard it started throbbing more and caused my lower back from the l 1 down to feel like its broken in half I also have a big pus filled boil in my right armpit both are worrying me a lot please help matt from riverside CA
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic.
Does seem to suggest an infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
regards
Does seem to suggest an infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
regards
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