My boyfriend has a painful reddish purple bump on his thigh. Suggestions or diag!


Question:

My boyfriend has a painful reddish purple bump on his thigh. Suggestions or diagnosis?

It's quite firm around the area, a bit swollen and it's been this way for a week now. I'm personally really worried and I just wanted to know what it could possibly be.


Answers:

Go to the E.R. or your G.P. immediately. This sounds like a boil, probably caused by a staph infection. If it's big enough they will insize and drain it, maybe pack it and he will need antibiotics. Please don't let it get any worse, there is a MRSA strain of staph that is particularly hard to get rid of and very resistant. Ask for a culture so you know whether or not you are dealing with MRSA.




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