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White Pus Filled Sores On Legs, Black Marks On Legs. Reason, Treatment?
My daughter is 15 and started to get sores on her legs that white puss builds up in this is really sore and when they burst and start to go this leaves black marks on her legs very worried had to go hospital twice as some times swelling around the wound occurs if puss builds up and this needs to be lanced still no further finding out what this is waiting for appointment with dermatologist very worried mum as more coming up in bigger numbers as time going on
Thu, 26 Sep 2013
hi i think u are suffering from furunculosis .it is astaphylococcal infection effecting hair and deeper dermis .all signs of inflamation are seen like erythema,pain,rise of temperature etc are seen.it presents as a pimple slowly develop into nodule which bursts out leaving black marks.use a antibiotic twice daily ,a anti inflammatory agent like combiflame and application of t-bact ointment over the lesions.apply t-bact ointment over the perianal area,nares and umblicus will decrease recurrences and application of trio o bloc ointment over black patches
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