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How Can A Lump With Redness And Bruising Be Treated?
Little bump I smashed then turned red around area, now it has turned darker around little bump, bump is reddish, area around bump looks like a bruise would look, has been there about three or for weeks since and I have not touched it in that time, just noticed change this morning, it is smooth and I can feel the little red bump in center, the entire area is about the size of an eraser head, any ideas?
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
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You are having skin infection which has spread due to your attemt to drain it. The redness arround means cellulitis which needs antibiotics. You have to show it to your surgeon to confirm if it requires surgical drainage. Tab. Amoxicillin with clavulonic acid 625 mg three times aday along with tab chymoral fort three times a day for 5 days and local appication of soframycin ointment will heal it if abscess has not formed.
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Welcome to hcm
You are having skin infection which has spread due to your attemt to drain it. The redness arround means cellulitis which needs antibiotics. You have to show it to your surgeon to confirm if it requires surgical drainage. Tab. Amoxicillin with clavulonic acid 625 mg three times aday along with tab chymoral fort three times a day for 5 days and local appication of soframycin ointment will heal it if abscess has not formed.
Regards
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