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Suggest Remedy For Hard Bumps On Leg

i was bit by something about 5 days ago and its left a really hard black/red/purple bump on my leg. its really hard about an inch around and is really hot to the touch. recently i was in the shower and i noticed something sticking out of it so i put a little pressure on it and this black and brown puss literally sprayed the shower wall and so i kept squeezing to get it all out and it took about 3 minutes to get it all out until it just started to bleed. my question is, since i dont have insurance to see a doctor what can i do? just clean it? also, do you have an idea of what could have bitten me?
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
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hello there.i have gone to through your history,the description of it is bit vague,but i will definitely help you out

most likely you would have been bitten by beetle belonging to a classs called meloidae which is also known as blister beetle(since you have not described any obvious animals that you noticed) and is fairly common

i would diagnose you to have an infected abscess at the bite site ,which is basically the body's response to foreign chemical which got into your body through the bite

Since you have squeezed the pus out,the swelling might have subsided,but i warn you to never squeeze such lesions as there is high chances of recurrence and spread and causing an even bigger infection.

i would recommend you to wash it twice or thrice daily with lukewarm water and soap and keep it clean all the time and then apply mupirocin ointment over the lesion for a week.

Also take antibiotic ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily orally for 7 days and a multivitamin tablet daily for 7 days.
all this will help in healing.

if it recur, or it spreads to other sites,or have a high fever,do visit a doctor immediately and dont squeeze it on your own
in normal scenario,above regimen will clear you of the same.

Hope i have clarified your doubt.followup if you have doubts.good day
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Suggest Remedy For Hard Bumps On Leg

hello there.i have gone to through your history,the description of it is bit vague,but i will definitely help you out most likely you would have been bitten by beetle belonging to a classs called meloidae which is also known as blister beetle(since you have not described any obvious animals that you noticed) and is fairly common i would diagnose you to have an infected abscess at the bite site ,which is basically the body s response to foreign chemical which got into your body through the bite Since you have squeezed the pus out,the swelling might have subsided,but i warn you to never squeeze such lesions as there is high chances of recurrence and spread and causing an even bigger infection. i would recommend you to wash it twice or thrice daily with lukewarm water and soap and keep it clean all the time and then apply mupirocin ointment over the lesion for a week. Also take antibiotic ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily orally for 7 days and a multivitamin tablet daily for 7 days. all this will help in healing. if it recur, or it spreads to other sites,or have a high fever,do visit a doctor immediately and dont squeeze it on your own in normal scenario,above regimen will clear you of the same. Hope i have clarified your doubt.followup if you have doubts.good day