How Should A Pus Filled Cyst At Injury Site On The Ankle Bone, Fever And Chills Be Treated?

Posted on Wed, 13 Jun 2018

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Question : my elderly mother is 89yrs old. She bumped her leg at hm in oct 2017. she developed a bruise at ankle bone. It turned purple, then red inflamed. Had a fever, chills but saw no dr. next bruise turned dark purple, spread up the ankle, painful. She developed a cyst, marble size. the wound was lanced, drained. saw Open wound Care Dr. give antibiotics, pain pills. since then the cysts & infection reappears. will not go away. this has been an on going process. Has now delevoped dots around the cysts that ouze a pus like sticky gunk. Now she has a cyst close to both elbows. She has been on continuous antibiotics. Nothing as helped her condition.

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
non healing stage with cyst formation.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

* The condition is non healing stage with cyst formation from pressure
effect.

Kindly provide me further details so that I can answer your query completely.

1. Associated symptoms as numbness, tingling if any involving the legs.
2. If possible, provide a photo picture of the area as an attachment in follow
up session.
3. Please provide all reports as scanned copy if available.

Awaiting for your response.
Regards.

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