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What Do Bumps On The Legs Indicate?

Recently these little bumps with white puss have formed on my legs. They re tiny. Like the size of ant bites. But they aren t.. They pop and turn into huge crater scabs and puss a lot. I try putting bacitracin on my legs but it doesnt help. My girlfriend has just recently noticed a few puss filled bumps on her legs too. I don t know what this is. Please help?
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Hello dear. Welcome to Healthcaremagic. I read your query and I understand your concern. It looks like you are suffering from a parasitosis ,scabies .The 2 most widely used treatments for scabies are permethrin cream and malathion lotion (brand name Derbac M). Both medications contain insecticides that kill the scabies mite. Permethrin 5% cream is usually recommended as the first treatment. Malathion 0.5% lotion is used if permethrin is ineffective.
Take care.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help you.
Best regards, Dr.Olgeta Xhufka ( general and family physician ).
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What Do Bumps On The Legs Indicate?

Hello dear. Welcome to Healthcaremagic. I read your query and I understand your concern. It looks like you are suffering from a parasitosis ,scabies .The 2 most widely used treatments for scabies are permethrin cream and malathion lotion (brand name Derbac M). Both medications contain insecticides that kill the scabies mite. Permethrin 5% cream is usually recommended as the first treatment. Malathion 0.5% lotion is used if permethrin is ineffective. Take care. Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I ll be glad to help you. Best regards, Dr.Olgeta Xhufka ( general and family physician ).