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Hard Lump Under Belly Button, Drained Pus, Taken Antibiotics. Oozing Pus Again

o live in southa america bolivia.....2 months ago i had something hard for under my bellybutton after only 5 days i went to the er and the gave meantibiotics ,,,that night it grew and it popped with lots of pus coming out a arva dea,,came out they cleaned the area and they left a hole the size of a us quarter and as deep as 3 inches deep i was admitted into infectious area were i was treated with antibiotics thru vien and oral and they ceaned tthe area 2 times a day ,,,,after 1 week i was let go ,,but to continue the antibiotics at home,,,the hole is closed but a pon zize hole is there and now theres pus coming ouut agaon but only because i started taking antibiotics again
Wed, 28 Aug 2013
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I THINK IT IS OMPHALITIS.USE A BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC AND A ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT .TO USE PROPER ANTIBIOTIC GO FOR PUS FOR CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY .IF NOT SUBSIDED YET GO FOR SURGEON FOR INCISION AND DRAINAGE
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Hard Lump Under Belly Button, Drained Pus, Taken Antibiotics. Oozing Pus Again

I THINK IT IS OMPHALITIS.USE A BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC AND A ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT .TO USE PROPER ANTIBIOTIC GO FOR PUS FOR CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY .IF NOT SUBSIDED YET GO FOR SURGEON FOR INCISION AND DRAINAGE