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What Cause My Belly Button Smells Really Bad And Leaks Out Puss?
hello, my belly button smells really bad and leaks out green/yellow puss, if i clear all this out then it looks really red and swollen. do you know what it could be? its been going on for quite a while, or do you know what i could do to make it stop? thankyou.
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
Hello,
You must get an ultrasound abdomen/ CT abdomen done to look for any pathology in abdomen like some cyst underneath.Sometimes a patent urachus cyst is found which would require surgical removal.Along with this get the culture of pus obtained from the belly button done.After the culture you would need antibiotics and antifungals according to the culture report.
Wound requires proper cleaning and sterile dressing with antibiotics and antifungal creams.
Thanks
You must get an ultrasound abdomen/ CT abdomen done to look for any pathology in abdomen like some cyst underneath.Sometimes a patent urachus cyst is found which would require surgical removal.Along with this get the culture of pus obtained from the belly button done.After the culture you would need antibiotics and antifungals according to the culture report.
Wound requires proper cleaning and sterile dressing with antibiotics and antifungal creams.
Thanks
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