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Child With Painful Bruise On The Knee Which Has A Pimple Head. What Could Thus Be And Treatment?
My 9 year old daughter has what looks like a bruise on her knee (she doesn't recall bumping it) and the bruise has a small white colored head in the middle of it like a pimple. It hurts when it's touched and her knee hurts when standing up from a sitting position but other than that it does not bother her. It's lasted three days so far. Any ideas about what it could be and how to heal it?
Hi, Thanks for writing to us. From the description it seems your child is having a boil. The surrounding area is red or purple due to inflammation. To treat the same, do warm water compresses of the area and apply a topical antibiotic cream. It should heal in few days. If it does not a course of oral antibiotic would be required. Take care
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Child With Painful Bruise On The Knee Which Has A Pimple Head. What Could Thus Be And Treatment?
Hi, Thanks for writing to us. From the description it seems your child is having a boil. The surrounding area is red or purple due to inflammation. To treat the same, do warm water compresses of the area and apply a topical antibiotic cream. It should heal in few days. If it does not a course of oral antibiotic would be required. Take care