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How To Cure A Swollen, Painful, Puss Filled Bump On Fore Arm?
I suspect my friend does meth, now he s got big swollen bump on forearm with small red sore & what looks like puss around it, said he cut himself and got it infected, you can see he s in pain and the area is very sensitive, what is it? What can he do.
Thu, 27 Feb 2014
hi
with your description it seems to be abscess.my advice would be a corse of antibiotics like amoxycillin and if required pus needs to be drained that is minor surgery to drain the abscess.
take care
with your description it seems to be abscess.my advice would be a corse of antibiotics like amoxycillin and if required pus needs to be drained that is minor surgery to drain the abscess.
take care
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