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Ant Bite, Swelling On Popping, Discharging Pus, Spreading. Treatment?

my niece is in , she got a bite on her behind that looked like an ant bite with a head, her mother popped it then the bite got worse, grew the size of a quarter and had tons of puss but then started getting better. The next day she had another one, then another one, she now has 3, she s not due back to the XXX until tuesday. Please advise
posted on Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Hi,
Thanks for query,
Your niece had boils filled with pus.This is a local skin infection .It may not resolve by just poping it. It may reoccur at differnt site if not clear properly.
She should require cleaning & dressing by removing all debris so that it may not reoccur again.
Thanks.
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Ant Bite, Swelling On Popping, Discharging Pus, Spreading. Treatment?

Hi, Thanks for query, Your niece had boils filled with pus.This is a local skin infection .It may not resolve by just poping it. It may reoccur at differnt site if not clear properly. She should require cleaning & dressing by removing all debris so that it may not reoccur again. Thanks.