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Crust In Ear, Irritation, Liquid Oozing Out. Cause?

Hello there,
Today I noticed a crust had formed in my ear. No bump or inflammation. I thought it could be some conditioner stuck up there. However, then I picked at it, and of course irritated it to the point where I picked off all of the crust and now it has left an open sore that is oozing clear liquid. What could this be? I am a 21 year old female.
Fri, 4 Oct 2013
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Hi,
It appears that you might be having some crust formed due to some scratch marks and now due to removal of crust there might be having some injury to ear skin giving rise to infection.
Clean the wound and apply antibiotic cream locally.
Go for one antibiotic medicine course for 2-3 days to cure infection.
ok and take care.
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Crust In Ear, Irritation, Liquid Oozing Out. Cause?

Hi, It appears that you might be having some crust formed due to some scratch marks and now due to removal of crust there might be having some injury to ear skin giving rise to infection. Clean the wound and apply antibiotic cream locally. Go for one antibiotic medicine course for 2-3 days to cure infection. ok and take care.