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Suggest Medicines For Small, Painful Bump With Pus On Upper Scalp With No Help From Asepxia Soap

I woke up with a small bump with pus on upper scalp I applied tea tree oil washed my hair with Asepxia soap the lump hasn t gone down I even applied ice for a hour.im not able to see the dermatologist till feburary and it is bothering me what can I buy or use for pain and swelling?
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
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Hi,

I can understand your concern for small, painful bump with pus on upper scalp. There can be multiple possibilities of the lump and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem.

In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be either manifestation of simple bacterial infection of the hair root so do not worry about any serious possibility in the same.

I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper antibiotic therapy. In between you should wash the area properly and apply an antibiotic cream such as mupirocin or fucidin.

All the best
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Suggest Medicines For Small, Painful Bump With Pus On Upper Scalp With No Help From Asepxia Soap

Hi, I can understand your concern for small, painful bump with pus on upper scalp. There can be multiple possibilities of the lump and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem. In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be either manifestation of simple bacterial infection of the hair root so do not worry about any serious possibility in the same. I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper antibiotic therapy. In between you should wash the area properly and apply an antibiotic cream such as mupirocin or fucidin. All the best