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Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Elbows
I have a bump on my elbow that has been hurting really bad n it came to a head looking like it could be popped n it was all red except where it came to a head. It had a strange whitish grey color where it came to a head, n i pulled that part off n squeezed it and got a good amount of whitish yellow pus out, it was more white than yellow though. I squeezed it until no more came out while my arm was bent n then i straightened my arm n squeezed again n got about the same amount of pus out this way. Now nothing more is coming out but theres a hole there where i had popped of and it still hurts a little bit but not nearly as bad as it did before i popped it. Do you know what this could be?
Wed, 21 Sep 2016
Hi, looks like you had an abscess that you self drained. But since you have a 'hole' remaining, I would suggest you drain and dress it daily and see whether it heals. If there is no improvement, see your doctor. A swab taken from the area will give a proper diagnosis of which antibiotic is indicated for proper healing. Regards
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