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What Causes A Purple Bruise On The Neck With Pus Formation?
I was camping on the weekend and Saturday late morning noticed a purple round mark on my neck that looked like broken blood vessels. Later on in the day, the purple went away and it turned into a red swollen bump with a black spot in the middle. I tried to squeeze it and pus comes out of it. It is still very swollen and red 3 days later.
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Pus presence clearly indicates an infection in this area. Such bump can be caused by a bug bite (as you have been camping recently). It can be also some bacterial infection due to a scratch for example.
If it is not healing, and does not get better, I suggest you to consult dermatologist with this issue. Some antibiotics might be necessary to heal it.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Pus presence clearly indicates an infection in this area. Such bump can be caused by a bug bite (as you have been camping recently). It can be also some bacterial infection due to a scratch for example.
If it is not healing, and does not get better, I suggest you to consult dermatologist with this issue. Some antibiotics might be necessary to heal it.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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