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What Does A Red Lump On Buttocks Indicate?
Hi there it looks like i have a red lump on my left side of buttox. It is red, swollen, feels warm, and it hurts when i sit and touch it. IT is forming a small white puss in the middle and ive had it for a couple of days now. Its a size of a pea, maybe a little bigger. What is it and should i worry?
Mon, 1 Dec 2014
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic.
From your description, it seems that you are having a boil or a furuncle on your buttock.
It is a bacterial infection.
You need to take a course of antibiotic like amoxycillin or cephalexin.
You could also apply an antibiotic cream like 2 % mupirocin or 1 % fusidic acid.
You could give hot compresses which will help drain the pus out and relieve pain.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
Welcome to health care magic.
From your description, it seems that you are having a boil or a furuncle on your buttock.
It is a bacterial infection.
You need to take a course of antibiotic like amoxycillin or cephalexin.
You could also apply an antibiotic cream like 2 % mupirocin or 1 % fusidic acid.
You could give hot compresses which will help drain the pus out and relieve pain.
Hope this helps you.
Take care.
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