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Suggest Treatment For Fever And A Painful Lump On The Buttock

My husband is wheelchair bound and is complaining of his butt hurting....upon inspection there is a hardened area on his left butt cheek and there is a smaller area that is open in the middle of it...he is complaining of being achy and is running a 100.5 temp...could this be a pressure sore or possibly something else
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Thank you for asking Healthcare majic.
My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah &
I have gone through your query.

in wheel chair bound or bed ridden persons , pressure sores are common at areas where bony land marks are close to skin and there is weight on those spots.
This can be pressure sore but since he is running temperature of 100.5 then probability of perianal abscess is also there.
in that case, such swelling should be evaluated by the doc via clinical examination so that he should further guide your husband about treatment plan which can be either via Conservative approach or via surgical approach depending upon the size and condition of the lump as well as the condition of the patient,


Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Fever And A Painful Lump On The Buttock

Thank you for asking Healthcare majic. My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah & I have gone through your query. in wheel chair bound or bed ridden persons , pressure sores are common at areas where bony land marks are close to skin and there is weight on those spots. This can be pressure sore but since he is running temperature of 100.5 then probability of perianal abscess is also there. in that case, such swelling should be evaluated by the doc via clinical examination so that he should further guide your husband about treatment plan which can be either via Conservative approach or via surgical approach depending upon the size and condition of the lump as well as the condition of the patient, Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.