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Suggest Treatment For A Painful And Infected Growth On Thumb

I have a growth on my thumb, it is painful and continuing to grow and when it is hit or bumped it bleeds quite a bit. I went to a walk-in clinic and they prescribed me an antibiotic and said it was infected but had no answer for what it was or why it continued to grow or bleed. I would like to just cut it off but am worried i may damage a nerve or something. What do you suggest?
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

Yes your concern was right that it can be caused by the various pathogens.

Cutting the lesion is not adviced it may damage the vessels runing nearby. Which can result in bleeding.

You can do Grams staining from the swab collected from the lesion. Once the Grams staining is conducted it will give us possible pathogen.

This result can help us to find which antimicrobial drug to use e.g. antifungal anti bacterial etc.

Please do not dip the thumb frequently in the water or detergent solution. It may further worsen the condition.

Keeping it dry, frequent cleaning and dressing can be helpful for early cure.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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Suggest Treatment For A Painful And Infected Growth On Thumb

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. Yes your concern was right that it can be caused by the various pathogens. Cutting the lesion is not adviced it may damage the vessels runing nearby. Which can result in bleeding. You can do Grams staining from the swab collected from the lesion. Once the Grams staining is conducted it will give us possible pathogen. This result can help us to find which antimicrobial drug to use e.g. antifungal anti bacterial etc. Please do not dip the thumb frequently in the water or detergent solution. It may further worsen the condition. Keeping it dry, frequent cleaning and dressing can be helpful for early cure. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.