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What Causes Big Red Lumps On Leg And Near Vagina?
I have big red lumps on my leg, near the vagina and on my buttcherks and theyvare very hard and painful. Sometimes i cant even sit. They dont discharge any fluid or liquid but they disappear and then comebak in a new place. They also leave a black mark o my skin. Can this be from shaving? Im very worry! Help!
Tue, 27 May 2014
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I would keep a possibility of recurrent furuncle/Boil OR Hidradenitis suppurativa
Furuncle/Boil is bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue whereas Hidradenitis Suppurative is a disease of the apocrine sweat glands bearing sites like perineaum, axilla, areola etc where the inciting factor is follicular occlusion with secondary bacterial colonization.
The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would take care of the infection.
An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
I would also suggest a blood sugar test to rule out diabetes.
regards
I would keep a possibility of recurrent furuncle/Boil OR Hidradenitis suppurativa
Furuncle/Boil is bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue whereas Hidradenitis Suppurative is a disease of the apocrine sweat glands bearing sites like perineaum, axilla, areola etc where the inciting factor is follicular occlusion with secondary bacterial colonization.
The best way to approach is to start on an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). This would take care of the infection.
An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
I would also suggest a blood sugar test to rule out diabetes.
regards
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