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Bump On Armpit, Smelly, Painful, Pimple Filled With Yellow Pus. What Is The Treatment?

I have a huge bump on my armpit, its smelly but i think it smells wierd good not bad, it hurts to move my arm at times, and for the past 2 days it has been oozing yellow pus from this smaller pimple on the large bump and now it has begun to bleed also,and everytime i squeeze it try to at least it hurts, how should i treat it?
posted on Sun, 3 Nov 2013
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Hi, as you describe it appears to be a boil, developed into an abscess, due to chronicity, and as it ripe, it is opened to the dependent part and expelling the pus and nearby blood.
Now i advise you to consult a surgeon for evacuating completely by keeping a plug in side and changing daily for few days.
I to my patient with such symptoms prescribe ofloxacin,ornidazole, anti inflamatories. Thank you.
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Bump On Armpit, Smelly, Painful, Pimple Filled With Yellow Pus. What Is The Treatment?

Hi, as you describe it appears to be a boil, developed into an abscess, due to chronicity, and as it ripe, it is opened to the dependent part and expelling the pus and nearby blood. Now i advise you to consult a surgeon for evacuating completely by keeping a plug in side and changing daily for few days. I to my patient with such symptoms prescribe ofloxacin,ornidazole, anti inflamatories. Thank you.