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How To Treat A Knot On Buttocks That's Oozing Puss?
i had like a knot forming in the middle of my butt crack for about 2 or 3 days today i came home tooka hot bath and squeezed the knot and a bunch of infecton came out will this go away by itself or is there over the counter meds or willi have to have prescription
Thu, 15 May 2014
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I would keep a possibility of Bacterial infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week).
That would take care of the infection.
An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
regards
I would keep a possibility of Bacterial infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week).
That would take care of the infection.
An OTC antibacterial cream/ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied twice daily.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
regards
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