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Suggest Treatment For Pus Filled Insect Bite With Itching On Skin

This morning I woke up with flu-like symptoms, including weakness, chest congestion and wheezing (I have asthma and have had to use my nebulizer twice), and incredibly sore muscles. I had a slight cough before that which I just attributed to allergies, but this felt like something else. I also found a small insect bite high on my left thigh this morning that I thought nothing of at first. It was itchy and slightly tender. However throughout the course of the day my symptoms got worse and the bite seemed to increase in size. It s currently about half the size of a pencil eraser, and it s got a white potentially pus-filed center, with a tiny dot (puncture wound?) in the center. It s no longer itchy but the bite is incredibly tender and slightly swollen, and surrounded by a red halo about an inch in diameter. I was wondering if I should go to the doctor s office if things seem worse tomorrow?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hi thanks for using Healthcaremagic
Here two problems occurred together
Could be related or sometes due to two different problems

Your Fever,Astma exacerbation could be due to the infection on the thigh.Anyway treat your asthma symptoms .

The pus filled area on the thigh has to treated.First we will start oral antibiotics and other symptomatic care..It is better to start the treatment under the supervision of a doctor.If the abscess(pus filled area) is not responding , he will have to evacuate it manually..Hence don't delay treatment

thank you....
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Suggest Treatment For Pus Filled Insect Bite With Itching On Skin

Hi thanks for using Healthcaremagic Here two problems occurred together Could be related or sometes due to two different problems Your Fever,Astma exacerbation could be due to the infection on the thigh.Anyway treat your asthma symptoms . The pus filled area on the thigh has to treated.First we will start oral antibiotics and other symptomatic care..It is better to start the treatment under the supervision of a doctor.If the abscess(pus filled area) is not responding , he will have to evacuate it manually..Hence don t delay treatment thank you....