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Suggest Remedies For A Grey Discolored Area With Pus Diacharge
Hi my husband has a grey discolored area on this back, and when i squeezed the skin white pus came out. I bought polysporin rubbed it on 2 to 3 times a day for 1 week, I checked it for a week nothing came out, and now more pus is coming back. The smell is very foul, and now I'm not really sure what to do. He told me it has 2 to 3 years that he has a "weird feeling " in that area but no pain. What do you think, I was thinking of buying ichthammol to draw out all the pus, but I'm not sure if it will help if it's an infection.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that he might be having Infected sebaceous cyst and now burst open producing foul smelling cheesy material from the cyst.
Consult surgeon and get examined.
It might require excision of cyst with complete removal of sac.
Ok and take care.
From history it seems that he might be having Infected sebaceous cyst and now burst open producing foul smelling cheesy material from the cyst.
Consult surgeon and get examined.
It might require excision of cyst with complete removal of sac.
Ok and take care.
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