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Spot On Back, Bruised, Like Bug Bite. On Medication. What Was It?

I got a spot on my back last week. It was a hard, red and bruised knot. And it itched a lot but didn t appear to be a bug bite of any sort. I went to the doctor and they told me it was staph. I ve been on medication for it for a week now. The spot is a lot better but another one appeared on the inside of my arm . It s the same symptoms as it was on my back. Now I m starting to think its something else
Sat, 6 Jul 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
If it was staph a new lesion should not have appeared while on medication.

The diagnosis may be correct but probably the organism is resistant to the antibiotic you are taking.

Please get a culture sensitivity done.
This will help in giving exact treatment

Probably you are suffering from

Please meet a dermatologist for exact treatment.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Spot On Back, Bruised, Like Bug Bite. On Medication. What Was It?

Hello, Thanks for the query, If it was staph a new lesion should not have appeared while on medication. The diagnosis may be correct but probably the organism is resistant to the antibiotic you are taking. Please get a culture sensitivity done. This will help in giving exact treatment Probably you are suffering from Please meet a dermatologist for exact treatment. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you