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Suggest Treatment For Hard Red Painful Lump On Left Buttock
Question: I have a hard red painful lump on my left buttock on the lower level and is very hard to sit. do i have some type of viral infection?
Brief Answer:
Abscess needs to be drained
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I checked your picture. It is an abscess in the gluteal region. It needs to be drained first followed by packing with gauze piece under antibiotic cover.
You should see a surgeon who can criss cross the skin over the abscess and drain it. This abscess can extend further and bigger. Before it goes to that stage and you lose part of the muscle I suggest to see a surgeon for draining, packing it under antibiotics. Once the drainage is done it takes hardly a week to heal.
This answer should be a good direction for you how to go about.
Abscess needs to be drained
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I checked your picture. It is an abscess in the gluteal region. It needs to be drained first followed by packing with gauze piece under antibiotic cover.
You should see a surgeon who can criss cross the skin over the abscess and drain it. This abscess can extend further and bigger. Before it goes to that stage and you lose part of the muscle I suggest to see a surgeon for draining, packing it under antibiotics. Once the drainage is done it takes hardly a week to heal.
This answer should be a good direction for you how to go about.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you. should i be worried of any kind of viral infection? what i dont understand is how did this come about
Brief Answer:
Contact transmission
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is not viral, this could be bacterial. Bacteria like Staphylococcus will cause the hair follicle infection and furuncle which can spread to neighboring follicles.
How could the bacteria reach you is very simple, it transmits from person to person, fomites, common surfaces that people touch, public toilets could be main culprits.
Hope this answers. If you do not have anymore queries please close our discussion and rate my answer.
Contact transmission
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is not viral, this could be bacterial. Bacteria like Staphylococcus will cause the hair follicle infection and furuncle which can spread to neighboring follicles.
How could the bacteria reach you is very simple, it transmits from person to person, fomites, common surfaces that people touch, public toilets could be main culprits.
Hope this answers. If you do not have anymore queries please close our discussion and rate my answer.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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