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Suggest Remedy For A Lump Appearing On The Hip
I have a cyst/pimple/boil on my hip that has been there for about 2 months. I made a small incision in it with a sterile needle and nothing came out. Then it turned purple for a couple more weeks and finally last night it popped and alot of blood came out. There is still a hard lump underneath it all. Not sure what my next step should be?
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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I am Dr Fahim and I will help you with problem
I have gone through your question and understood your concerns. To me it appears to be sebaceous cyst, which was present there for months and when you inserted a needle, nothing came out but you introduced infection and caused some bleeding in it. However, ultrasonography of the lump may help us to make an accurate diagnosis. If a patient with similar complaints walk into my clinic, I perform excision of the sebaceous cyst, leaving the wound open for repeated antiseptic dressing as its infected . Tab Co-amoxiclav 625mg 8hourly, tab paracetamol 500mg 8hourly are perscribed post-operatively for 5days.Patient usually respond to this treatment in 3-5days, while the wound is then closed with delayed sutures. Since these are prescription drugs and a procedure is involved, you need to a see a general surgeon.
I hope my answer will help you. Do rate it, if you like it.
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I am Dr Fahim and I will help you with problem
I have gone through your question and understood your concerns. To me it appears to be sebaceous cyst, which was present there for months and when you inserted a needle, nothing came out but you introduced infection and caused some bleeding in it. However, ultrasonography of the lump may help us to make an accurate diagnosis. If a patient with similar complaints walk into my clinic, I perform excision of the sebaceous cyst, leaving the wound open for repeated antiseptic dressing as its infected . Tab Co-amoxiclav 625mg 8hourly, tab paracetamol 500mg 8hourly are perscribed post-operatively for 5days.Patient usually respond to this treatment in 3-5days, while the wound is then closed with delayed sutures. Since these are prescription drugs and a procedure is involved, you need to a see a general surgeon.
I hope my answer will help you. Do rate it, if you like it.
Regards
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