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Have Painful Lump At Back Near Waist Area With Pus Coming Out. Treatment?
Question: dear Sir,
My mother is 54 years old and since one week a lump is seen on her back near the waist area and also it is painful and pus is coming from that.please advice what it may be and how to cure it.
Thanking you in advance.. XXXXXXX
My mother is 54 years old and since one week a lump is seen on her back near the waist area and also it is painful and pus is coming from that.please advice what it may be and how to cure it.
Thanking you in advance.. XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
It could be an abscess
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic
From the description it could be an abscess ( collection of pus) usually because of infection of hair follicle.
Is she a diabetic ?
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Usually abscess is treated with antibiotics and if there is a lot of pus collection it should be drained by incision by a doctor.
Waiting to see the photo to guide you better.
Take care
It could be an abscess
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic
From the description it could be an abscess ( collection of pus) usually because of infection of hair follicle.
Is she a diabetic ?
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your query better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Usually abscess is treated with antibiotics and if there is a lot of pus collection it should be drained by incision by a doctor.
Waiting to see the photo to guide you better.
Take care
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