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What Causes Painful Pus Filled Bumps On Thighs And Pelvic Area?
hello I have painful pus filled bumps, some small some real large that are all over my rear end as well as the inside of my thighs and on my pelvic area. the pus is clear and loose and sometimes thick and pale green. when the bumps burst they scab over and flake leaving and ugly scar. please advise.
Fri, 31 Oct 2014
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You seem to have bacterial infection of the skin. Pus formation is characteristic of bacterial skin infections.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to get a pus culture sensitivity from one of the lesions.That would reveal the causative bacterial organism.
Pending culture results, I would have started you empirically on one of the oral antibiotics from the penicillin group of drugs e.g flucloxacillin or Amoxycillin.
I would have monitored the progress over the next few days and would have either modified or continued with the same antibiotic depending on the response and also based on the results of the culture report.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs therefore I would suggest that you talk to your doctor for the needful.
Topically you may use an OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment twice daily for a few days
Regards
You seem to have bacterial infection of the skin. Pus formation is characteristic of bacterial skin infections.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to get a pus culture sensitivity from one of the lesions.That would reveal the causative bacterial organism.
Pending culture results, I would have started you empirically on one of the oral antibiotics from the penicillin group of drugs e.g flucloxacillin or Amoxycillin.
I would have monitored the progress over the next few days and would have either modified or continued with the same antibiotic depending on the response and also based on the results of the culture report.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs therefore I would suggest that you talk to your doctor for the needful.
Topically you may use an OTC topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment twice daily for a few days
Regards
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