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What Causes Recurring Pus Filled Pimple Like Bumps On Elbow?
Question: My son has had recurring puss filled pimple like bumps on his elbow for the past two years. They are painful at times. What can they be?
Brief Answer:
Kindly elaborate your query and send pictures.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the recurring pus filled pimple like bumps on elbow of your son. In view to help you best I humbly request you to kindly tell certain important points related to your problem:
- Are these bumps occurring only on one elbow or both the elbows.
- Are these occurring at same site and over same bumps or are appearing as fresh lesion on same site.
- Are these pus filled everytime or sometimes.
- For how long the bumps persist- few hours or more than 12-24 hours or for days.
- What is the severity of pain- mild /moderate or severe.
It would be best if you can click the good resolution pictures of the bumps and send it to me. For that you have a feature on the right of the page to upload the picture.
Tell me any other important point or aggravating factors which you think is important in reaching to most probable diagnosis and accordingly the best guidance.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD- Dermatology
Kindly elaborate your query and send pictures.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the recurring pus filled pimple like bumps on elbow of your son. In view to help you best I humbly request you to kindly tell certain important points related to your problem:
- Are these bumps occurring only on one elbow or both the elbows.
- Are these occurring at same site and over same bumps or are appearing as fresh lesion on same site.
- Are these pus filled everytime or sometimes.
- For how long the bumps persist- few hours or more than 12-24 hours or for days.
- What is the severity of pain- mild /moderate or severe.
It would be best if you can click the good resolution pictures of the bumps and send it to me. For that you have a feature on the right of the page to upload the picture.
Tell me any other important point or aggravating factors which you think is important in reaching to most probable diagnosis and accordingly the best guidance.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD- Dermatology
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The bumps are on one elbow.
Same site same bumps.
He popped one and it looked like pus.
Looks pus filled every time.
They last for days.
They hurt if touched.
Same site same bumps.
He popped one and it looked like pus.
Looks pus filled every time.
They last for days.
They hurt if touched.
Brief Answer:
"Calcinosis cutis":totally benign & simple condion
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again tot he forum and thanks a lot for sending the details as well as the picture.
After analyzing the picture and the details, I can make out that the condition is "Calcinosis cutis". TO tell you simply and medically the condition occurs due to deposition of calcium in the skin. It is a totally benign and simple condition and elbows are the common site for the same. It can occur on skewed site as in your son or can occur at multiple other sites too.
The yellowish appearance is not due to pus but is calcium deposits which give its unique color. You can find that when you touch the area then are not soft but are firm to hard in appearance.
As this is totally simple and benign condition, so in general doesn’t require any treatment. But even if you want complete clearance then I suggest you to meet a dermatologist for the removal by radiofrequency ablation.
I hope this information will help and relax you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD- Dermatology
"Calcinosis cutis":totally benign & simple condion
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again tot he forum and thanks a lot for sending the details as well as the picture.
After analyzing the picture and the details, I can make out that the condition is "Calcinosis cutis". TO tell you simply and medically the condition occurs due to deposition of calcium in the skin. It is a totally benign and simple condition and elbows are the common site for the same. It can occur on skewed site as in your son or can occur at multiple other sites too.
The yellowish appearance is not due to pus but is calcium deposits which give its unique color. You can find that when you touch the area then are not soft but are firm to hard in appearance.
As this is totally simple and benign condition, so in general doesn’t require any treatment. But even if you want complete clearance then I suggest you to meet a dermatologist for the removal by radiofrequency ablation.
I hope this information will help and relax you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD- Dermatology
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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