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What Is The Red Sore Bump Under My Arm?
I had a bump that looked like a bite under my left arm on Friday by Sunday morning it is 4 x the size red and sore. It hurts when I lift my arm up and when my arm is down. You can see a huge lump when I lift my arm up .it is hard and the skin around it burns
Mon, 12 May 2014
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I would keep a possibility of bacterial infection of the hair follicle/furuncle and surrounding cellulitis.
-Axilla normally had a lot of bacterial flora and also there is constant rubbing/friction during arm movement.
-Sweating in hot humid weather conditions is another reason favoring bacterial infection in this area and
-Shaving in this area is which can also provide a portal of entry for bacterial infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
If the infection does'nt respond and the swelling increases in size OR there is development of fever and chills, then it might be the sign of formation of an abscess, which needs to be incised and drained.
regards
I would keep a possibility of bacterial infection of the hair follicle/furuncle and surrounding cellulitis.
-Axilla normally had a lot of bacterial flora and also there is constant rubbing/friction during arm movement.
-Sweating in hot humid weather conditions is another reason favoring bacterial infection in this area and
-Shaving in this area is which can also provide a portal of entry for bacterial infection.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised an empirical oral antibiotic for a week OR 10 days (My choice of oral antibiotic would have been Amoxycillin 500mg in combination with clavulanic acid 125 mg, thrice daily, for a week OR Cephalexin 500ng thrice daily OR Cefadroxil 500mg twice daily, for a week). That would take care of the infection.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help you deal with the pain.
If the infection does'nt respond and the swelling increases in size OR there is development of fever and chills, then it might be the sign of formation of an abscess, which needs to be incised and drained.
regards
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