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What Causes A Hard Lump On The Arm After Injecting Methamphetamine?
I shot up meth in my left arm i belive a week and half ago but now i can barley move my arm and there is a hard lump on/in my vein and a lump forming where i shot up. What could it be possibly? I m really worried it might be an abscess because i don t know what to do if it is one
Wed, 11 Sep 2019
Hello,
* As per my clinical experience, hard lump at the injection site narrated suggest most likely changes of cellulitis or abscess development.
* Primary care with ice application, systemic antibiotics with anti-inflammatory medications are a prime concern to be initiated for best possible resolution of the lump and avoid incision and drainage method of surgical intervention when drugs fail to respond.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
* As per my clinical experience, hard lump at the injection site narrated suggest most likely changes of cellulitis or abscess development.
* Primary care with ice application, systemic antibiotics with anti-inflammatory medications are a prime concern to be initiated for best possible resolution of the lump and avoid incision and drainage method of surgical intervention when drugs fail to respond.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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