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Suggest Treatment For Pus Filled Bump On The Back
My mom has a quarter sided bump on her back that fills with stinky pus. You wouldn t know it was there unless u ran your fingers over it. She complains it hurts and insist I get out the pus. I do this for her once a month it s been on her back for years. I keep telling her to see a dr for it because it s not right should I be wories and or how can we get rid of it
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
Hi the pus filled bump is usually on the back can be abscess.the best treatment for such lesions is incision and drainage followed by using broad spectrum antibiotic like augmentin 625 mg three times daily and a pain killer.
Thoroughly clean ing that area and keeping the area can prevent the recurrences
Thoroughly clean ing that area and keeping the area can prevent the recurrences
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